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Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague the week of June 10-16. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 13 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Thursday, June 16 Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the County Courthouse Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
REARDAN--Mule Days was a very joyful event this year. The class reunion was well attended with over 350 people in the huge tent outside of Smith Gym. Because of the rain, fewer than half of the cars expected for the car show turned up. However, there were several beautiful classis that made the show worthwhile. The parade had over 60 participants, with the Deer Park float taking first place and the Davenport float taking second. Deer Park's float was themed "Fun All Around"...
Davenport birthdays June 10: Loren Rux, Roberta Telecky, Bennett Wagner June 11: Jamie Chappell, Cheyne Odenrider June 12: Sydney Geissler, Tyler Furman, Scott Hutsell, Pat Casper, Gary Guhlke June 13: Jen Rief, Tessa Semprimoznik, Richard Singer, Dick Sitko June 14: Jerry Newcomb, Karen Lyle, Bri Davenport, Jerry Warner, Raylee Murdock June 15: Kyler Hopkins, Scott Hardin, Ronnie Wilkie, Chris Jannett, Harper Morcom, Alex Davis, Oliver Fisk June 16: Caili Schimek, Autumn Cursi, Leonard Abbott ♰ Davenport anniversaries J...
HARRINGTON-Girl power was on display at this year's graduation, as an all-female Class of 2022 was recognized in a ceremony in the high school gym Friday, June 3. This year's class included Caroline Slack, Patience Clark, Emily Nixon and Kaylen Behrens. The four walked in one-by-one around the gym before heading up the aisle to the stage as "Pomp and Circumstance" echoed through the speakers. The school band played the National Anthem before valedictorian Caroline Slack...
DAVENPORT—High school seniors around Lincoln County ready to conclude their grade school ventures are about to see that dream realized. Many local graduations are coming up this weekend, while a couple have either already occurred or are a couple weekends away. Harrington graduation is first on tap this weekend, with a 6 p.m. ceremony at the school scheduled for the four local graduates. Davenport and Odessa’s graduations are both Saturday, June 4. Odessa’s ceremony is at 11 a.m., while Davenport celebrates its gradu...
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 23 Traffic stops: 6 A caller said they were passed by a vehicle on Highway 2, and occupants in the vehicle began throwing rocks on their car. A caller said a white Chevy blew through two stop signs in a c...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of June 3-9. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, June 6 Lincoln County commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, June 8 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post and Office Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city c...
HARRINGTON – The local burn pile was a concern discussed during the city council meeting on May 11. “The burn pile after we re-opened it about a month ago has turned into a dump,” Mayor Jess Silhan said. The pile has consisted of more than just green waste including shingles, nails and various other eco-friendly materials. “The first problem this year was that the burn pile was not burned for about three years,” Silhan said. The town worked for weeks burning the pile repe...
Davenport birthdays June 3: Ryan Buchmann, Joe Coppersmith, Connie Lust, Katie Jo Wagner ♱ June 4: Gavin Boggs, Heath Becker, Maddilynn Collins, Kelly Rosman ♱ June 5: Janaye Wilkie, Corday Umtuch, Bonnie Booth June 6: Addison Smith, Shelby Hargrave, Gary Kersten, Debbie Keller June 7: Kaysa Panke, Ruth Oehlwein June 8: Jeff Semprimoznik, MyKenzie Deverell, Jasper Linstrum June 9: Keaton Hupp, Jamie Mitchel, Virginia Morrison Davenport anniversaries June 3: Steve and Roberta Telecky, Mike and Dawn Hale, Harold and Cla...
HARRINGTON – The local Opera House Society was pleased to present JayDean Ludiker and her fiddle orchestra, "Group Therapy" Sunday afternoon May 15 to a spirited full house. The show started with "Down Yonder," earning a warm round of applause welcoming the performers. Over 20 fiddle musicians on stage and the natural acoustics of the auditorium filled the house and carried the lively music out into the streets. Each tune was introduced with background information, history &...
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 9 Traffic stops: 21 A caller reported a suspicious boat and trailer parked at the bird watching area north of Reardan. Vista Manor Apartments in Wilbur called to say one of their tenants died. A man said he was...
DAVENPORT – Candidates have begun to officially throw their names in the hat for the 2022 primary election. This year, Lincoln County voters will see statewide, legislative, countywide and precinct candidates on their ballot. All partisan races and precinct races will be on the August primary ballot. Last week’s issue of The Record-Times erroneously stated the qualifications for appearing on the primary ballot. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 14 countywide candidates had filed. All are Republicans except for the lone can...
HARRINGTON- Below are the Harrington Car Show award winners. The car show had 154 cars entered for various awards on May 22. Best of Show went to John Dilmer of Spokane for their 1966 Fairlane Convertible. People's Choice went to Tone Kubik of Ritzville for their 1964 Chevelle. Favorite Car 1929 and Older 1st place: Jim Colburt - 1830 Durant 2nd place: Mike Stormo - 1927 Model T Favorite Car 1930-1939 1st place: Tom and BJ Carlton - 1939 Ford 2nd place: Martin Burnette - 1932...
LIND–The combined Lind and Ritzville school boards unanimously approved adding the Harrington to the existing Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna athletic combine during a meeting Monday, May 23. Earlier in the month the Harrington School Board voted to accept an offer to join the combine, by a 3-2 vote, during a meeting in Harrington....
HARRINGTON – Several students, teachers and community members signed up to speak at the Wednesday, May 25 meeting of the school board. All of them expressed disappointment and concern about the decision reached at the previous meeting for the Harrington School District to join the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague sports program during the 2022-23 school year. Many said that the decision was rushed and that the community had too little time to absorb the proposal and all of its ramifications. One person said that a survey filled out by...
Kaye Marie Timm was born Jan. 12, 1952 in Davenport, Wash. On May 22, 2022 she passed away peacefully in Kirkland, WA after fighting cancer hard, twice. Kaye attended school in Harrington until her High School graduation. She was a proud alumna of Central Washington University. She always loved the city and quickly made the move to Seattle to spend her professional years in corporate accounting, working for many non-profit organizations. However, many summers she continued to...
DAVENPORT – The race is on for several Lincoln County offices as political newcomers and incumbents square off following filing week. The window for formally file to run for office closed Friday, May 20, after five days. At the end of filing, there were a total of 64 candidates vying for 29 offices – local, regional and statewide – in Lincoln County. The most hotly contested race in the county will be for Lincoln County sheriff. Five lawmen filed for office in a bid to repla...
HARRINGTON – A special meeting of the school board was held Monday, May 9, in the high school library to decide whether or not to accept an offer from the combined Lind-Ritzville/Sprague sports organization to join them for a year-long trial period that would allow more Harrington high-school athletes to participate in sports. Following discussion that lasted an hour and a half, the board voted 3-2 to accept the proposal. Board chair Shelly Quigley ran the meeting of the full board, which also included Darren Mattozzi, J...
DAVENPORT-Lincoln County Public Works director Rick Becker considered pushing for 40 years employed with the county, but decided 39 years was enough. Becker will head for retirement effective June 30. He's leaving the director position that he's held since August of 2007 and a county he's worked for since 1983. "I'm just ready to retire...maybe do some more golfing," Becker, a member of the board at Harrington Golf and Country Club, said. "I don't plan to work, except for...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of May 13-19. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, May 16 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church Tuesday, May 17 Harrington Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall Thursday, May 19 Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the County Courthouse R...
Davenport birthdays May 13: Olivia Orvis, Emily Dixon, Elizabeth Waldher May 14: Justin Wood, Blakelyn Boggs May 15: John McElfish, Hailee Ensor, Wyatt Morcom May 16: Josh Zeiler, Isaiah Bircher, Rachael Bambino, Ethan Carruth May 17: Adam Ropp, Vanessa Easley, Eric Strozyk May 18: Cruz Plasencia, Tony Sawyer, Nathan Reinbold, Matthew Fisk, Brian Warwick, Missy Schimek May 19: A.J. Floyd, Linda Patterson, Christian Stout, Becky Bailey, Ashley Gunning, Claire VanBuren ♰ Davenport anniversaries May 13: Dave and Deana Barta M...
RITZVILLE- The sun was out during the District Championship Qualifier in Ritzville. Odessa and Harrington competed against 28 other schools. The athletes that qualified will move forward to the District Championships held in Liberty Lake on May 20- 21. Athletes listed below are moving forward to that meet. Boys results 110m Hurdles - 39" Varsity – Finals 7. Mason Wright 20.75a 300m Hurdles - 36" Varsity - Finals 6. Mason Wright 48.02a PR 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals 8. Christi...
ODESSA – Last Saturday, April 30, the town celebrated its 120th year of existence in conjunction with other activities held as part of the town's annual Spring Fling events. Visitors and residents were also drawn to the quilt show in the high school gym put on by the Odessa Quilt Club, to yard sales taking place all over the town, to vendors of antiques and handcrafted items selling their wares on Division Street, which was closed to through traffic and also held displays of a...
ODESSA – This year's Spring Fling has brought back the nostalgia of years past. The Spring Fling of 1996 was one to remember. In Jan.1996, the newly formed Lincoln 4-wheelers, a group of 4-wheeler enthusiasts from Lincoln County, proposed a mud derby for the May 4 event. The Chamber of Commerce organized Best of the Wurst which was a sausage cook off. There were nine entries in the first annual Best of the Wurst competition of home-made German sausages. The sausages were s...
SPOKANE VALLEY – None of the Odessa boys competing in the Undeberg Invitational track and field meet in Ritzville last Saturday finished in the top 10. In the District 7 league championships held at Valley Christian High School on May 3, the girls’ team once again placed second in the team standings. Top 10 finishers were: 200 meters 9. Lily Starkel 29.12 PR 400 meters 10. Alexis Eden 1:12.48 PR 100m hurdles - 33” 1. Hayden Schuh 16.96 PR 5. Reegan Carstensen 18.24 300m Hurdles - 30” 2. Hayden Schuh 49.38 7. Reegan Carsten...
