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DAVENPORT—This week, May 17-21, is early filing week for candidates interested in running for office in open positions on the Lincoln County ballot for the August primary and November general elections. As of May 18, 38 total candidates had filed and been approved by the Lincoln County Auditor. A complete list of open positions can be found in the May 6 issue of The Times. Here are all the candidates that have filed for positions in Davenport, Harrington, Sprague, Reardan and Edwall thus far. Only one race is contested to t...
HARRINGTON - Caroline Slack, a junior at the high school here, has enjoyed the FBLA experience she's been a part of all three years thus far, but she never expected to qualify for national competitions by her junior year. But she didn't just qualify for nationals in one event at the state competition. She qualified for three. "I did not expect to place that high at state as a junior," Slack said. "That's crazy." Due to FBLA rules, she must choose one to compete in. She chose h...
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 2 Traffic stops: 7 A Reardan man requested help with a lockout. A woman called 911 in a panic and didn’t want the dispatcher to talk to her husband. May 3 Traffic stops: 8 A Davenport woman reported suspicious cir...
HARRINGTON –Harrington's Ninth Annual Car Show will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021, in honor of its founder, Allen Barth, who passed away in 2017. This car show has continued to grow yearly due to the generous donations from its sponsors. Sponsors for this year's event include: The Studebaker Garage, CONAGSCO, Wild Hair Salon, Leonardson's Engineering, Wilcox5555, Harrington Lions Club, The Post and Office, Circle H Ranch, Ott Insurance, Duck Lake Farms, Wagner Financial Strategies, Scott and Celeste Miller, Harrington T...
DAVENPORT – The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 17 through May 21, 2021. All offices are subject to both primary and general elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the primary election would narrow the field to the top two candidates, who would then appear on the general election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing directions on filing f...
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. April 25 Traffic stops: 11 A caller said she was in a verbal argument with her roommate and landlord. Two black cows were reported loose on the south side of Highway 2. A Davenport man said his neighbors on the corner...
DEER PARK – Davenport's Kristof Panke hasn't been touched in league play yet this season, but he faced his toughest challenge on the biggest stage to date at the district qualifying match May 3 from Wilbur senior Bectett Odengaard. Panke and Odengaard both shot tremendous 18-hole rounds and were two-under 70 through 18 holes. One playoff hole wasn't enough to break the tie, but on the second playoff hole, Panke sunk a 25-putt for eagle to take the win. Odengaard missed a s...
Girls vs. Chewelah April 28 1st Doubles Harrington: Kaydence Brown & Annika Walters Chewelah: Ava Hartill & Natalie George Score: 0-6 1-6 (Winner Chewelah) 1st Singles Harrington: Allie Crawford Chewelah: Ariel Brashler Score: 1-6 1-6 (Winner Chewelah) Final: 2-0 Chewelah Girls vs. Reardan May 5 1st Doubles Harrington: Kaydence Brown & Sami Crawford Reardan: Hailey Fry & Taya Andradae Score: 2-6 1-6 (Winner Harrington) Final: 1-0 Harrington...
DAVENPORT – The Gorillas got through their first three meets untouched this season after again winning the boys and girls team competition at the final regular season match in Davenport May 1, setting a school record along the way. Darby Soliday dusted off a poor start (for her standards) off the blocks in the girls 100 meter hurdles and blazed past the competition. The Idaho State bound-senior scored a mark of 15.21 seconds in the event, the best in Davenport history. Soliday...
CHEWELAH – April 23, the Tigers competed at District #7 1B Meet #2 at Jenkins High School in Chewelah. The Odessa girls finished in second place with 58 points to Valley Christian’s 143. The other teams participating and their scores were Selkirk (Ione) 56, Republic 47, Columbia (Hunters) 42, Wellpinit 38, Mary Walker 33, Wilbur-Creston 30, Curlew 19, Tekoa-Rosalia 14 and Harrington 7. The Odessa boys placed seventh, with the other teams and scores being Valley Christian147.5, Wilbur-Creston 78.5, Republic 78, Tek...
HARRINGTON – The structure of the current Harrington Community Church was dedicated on October 22, 1961 by Pastor Berton D. Connerly of the then Community Congregational Church. The new brick structure incorporated the 1956 educational and social building; the former church buildings had been removed. In their program for the dedication service they traced the history of their church to 1884 when a Presbyterian Church was organized with 17 members, and a building erected in 1899 at a cost of just over $1,000. The Baptist C...
DAVENPORT--Highway 28 has re-opened in both directions about three miles south of town at milepost 131 and at milepost 118 in Harrington after momentarily closing due to two semitrucks colliding and leaking hazmat chemicals, a press release from Washington State Patrol and a Facebook post by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said. The second semitruck was carrying 50-60 heads of cattle, Sheriff Wade Magers said, and three cattle are dead. Both semitruck drivers are expected to be okay. This is a developing situation....
DAVENPORT – "BOOM!" What sounded like a bomb going off to Sami Guhlke hit the sky's soundwaves as the Reardan resident walked with her dog to pick up eggs from her family farm's chicken coop three miles south of town after the sun set March 25. 45 seconds later... "BOOM!" A second clap...then 45 seconds after that, a third... "BOOM!" "At first I thought something went wrong at Fairchild (Air Force Base)," Guhlke said. As it turned out, Guhlke wasn't the only person, locally or...
DAVENPORT – Art Deppner, a member of the Davenport Lions Club, was named the recipient of the Melvin Jones Award last week. Melvin Jones was the founder of the Lions organization which is now worldwide. This prestigious award is given to outstanding members of the Lions Club, and in this case the membership chose to have Art offered for consideration. The Lion District 19E agreed with this nomination and awarded Art with the Melvin Jones award. Art also has the distinction of...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter has announced a new community event—Harrington Vintage Country Fair. The fair is set for June 26, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The chamber’s website promises vendors, farm equipment, music and street dancing at the event while asking residents to stay tuned for more information. Harrington fair history In the news of September 1899 a "County Fair" was being organized with committees with the following headings: Woman's Exhibit and Decoration, (Mrs Horace Hayne...
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. April 18 Traffic stops: 9 A Davenport man requested deputy contact regarding a civil issue on the 40800 block of North Porcupine Bay Road. An Almira woman said she was picking up her child from his father and not...
DAVENPORT – The Gorillas competed in two matches last week: at Harrington for a nine-hole round April 22 and at Colville for an 18-hole round April 27. Here are results for each Gorilla golfer. Boys Kristof Panke-71 (Colville only), 1st place Robert Bitcon-95 (Colville only) Keaton Hupp- 64 at Harrington, 133 at Colville Maddox Schumacher 50 at Harrington, 98 at Colville Joe Rodrigues 67 at Harrington, 134 at Colville Jason Schillinger 63 (Harrington only) Girls Hailey N...
Davenport tennis results April 22 vs. Wilbur-Creston Overall Wilbur-Creston won Boys 1-4 and Girls 0-5. Girls Singles: #1 Singles – Sydney Schmierer from W/C defeated Mackenzie Bramer from Dav, 6-0, 6-1 #2 Singles – No Match #3 Singles – No Match Boys Singles: #1 Singles – Kale Smith from Dav defeated Brodin Corrigan from W/C, 6-2, 6-3 #2 Singles – Logan Phifer from W/C, defeated Brendan Wilson from Dav, 7-5, 6-0 #3 Singles – No Match Girls Doubles: #1 Doubles – No Match #2 Doubles – No Match Boys Doubles: #1 Doubles – No Ma...
Seven-year-old Cael Collins of Davenport lines up his putt on the practice green at Harrington Golf and Country Club April 22. His nine-year-old brother, Andrew Collins, observes him....
DAVENPORT – For the first time in two years, track and field athletes have been competing in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington. The Gorillas have enjoyed great success thus far, with both the boys and girls teams winning their first two meets at Lind-Ritzville High School April 24 and Snyder Field in Chewelah April 27. Davenport dusted off the field at Chewelah, with the boys finishing with 114.5 points over second-place Chewelah's 85 points and the girls finishing with 85.5 p...
HARRINGTON – Although the rains Saturday were not appreciated for indoor/outdoor sales events, it is recognized how sorely rains were needed and continue to be needed for everything else, especially farmers' fields. Studio 1 will regroup and continue its sale for the next week or two in the Studio 1 front Annex, as well as offering some items for sale on Craigslist. Studio 1 features products from many local artists including Leather Jewelry by Cindy Lee and Cherishables by C...
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. April 11 Traffic stops: 10 A woman called from the hospital saying she just left work and noticed a cone stuck under her vehicle that she couldn’t remove. ADT Security in Melbourne, Florida reported that an alarm...
DAVENPORT – The Harrington tennis team played two matches against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and Davenport last week, falling in both. Here are the last two match scores, as contributed by head coach Ryan Smedley: Harrington vs. Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 1st Doubles Kaydence Brown & Allie Crawford of Harrington 1-6, 0-6 Amy Anderson & Serena Block of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (W) Final 0-1 LRS Harrington vs. Davenport 1st Singles Annika Walters 6-7 (6-8), 2-6 Mackenzie Braumer (W) Final: 0-1 Davenport...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met at Memorial Hall on April 18 with Mayor Nathan Luck leading the meeting. Also present were council members Stephen Hardy, David Buddrius, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack; clerks Janice Cepeda and Cynthia Silhan; Public Works Director Scott McGowan and visitors Steve Marsh (via Zoom, representing the engineering firm TD&H), engineer Andy Tom, Jess Silhan, Joe Armand, Randy Behrens and Cherie MacClellan. Luck opened t...
The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 17 through May 21, 2021. All offices are subject to both Primary and General Elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the Primary Election would narrow the field to the top two candidates who would then appear on the General Election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing directions on filing for office may...
