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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, Jan. 4: After a Wilbur woman told dispatchers that her husband had not returned home the previous night, she found him sleeping in a chair in their garage. No injuries were reported after a v...
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, Dec. 28: Responding to the 100 block of Main Street, Davenport ambulance personnel assisted an 86-year-old woman who was experiencing chest pains. Washington State Patrol and Sprague ambulance...
During the winter break, the Titans traveled to Ritzville to take on the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos on December 29. The Broncos represent a non-league game, as they are in the 2B classification. O-H 7 3 13 11 34 L-R/S 13 19 17 19 67 Jayd Jennings had 7 points, Colton Hunt 14 and Colt Sanford 12 to account for nearly all the scoring. This Tuesday in St. John, the Titans battled St. John/Endicott to a close 40-32 score. The Eagles made a last minute steal and lay-in to get the win and avoid overtime. O-H 4 14 10 12 40 St....
Since at least 1879, with Adam Ludy and other Harrington pioneers, three simple words, Happy New Year, have echoed through the locale. Some winters, the greeting was delayed when heavy winter snows prevented people from circulating. In 1889, a Harrington news item bemoaned the new year with “Christmas is now over and the New Year is here with its many adversities and prosperities.” Once the town of Harrington was established, well before its incorporation in 1902, people would meet and greet on the earthen streets or boa...
Recently this writer viewed a photo of the Grand Social Brass Band that The Odessa Record published in its 1951 edition as the Golden Anniversary and reprinted in 8-18-1977. The photo, taken in 1901 or 1902 showed Art Kunkel, Garrett Bruchsen, Henry Reese, Joe Barto, Vincent Totusek (the band leader), Reinhold Weber, Louis Wraspir, Doc Kelley, Jake Wolsborn, Frank Quade and John H. Luiten. The Odessa Historische Museum has a great collection of early photographs. The museum also has memorabilia from Al Wagner’s band, i...
The Odessa School Board met December 16 in the high school library. Prior to the public meeting, the board held a workshop in the district office for the purpose of conducting an applicant interview for Board Director Position #1. Attending were Superintendent Dan Read, Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Joe Schlomer, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward. The public meeting was chaired by Ed Deife, with board members Heather Valverde, Joe Schlomer and Chris Crossley present, as well as...
For 14 years, coach Mark Poth has draped a basketball jersey over a chair, and his Vikings players have tapped the #40 jersey as they were introduced for the Ryan Floch Memorial Games. The chair and jersey stay next to Poth until the handshakes at the end of the game. The 15th and final Ryan Floch Memorial Basketball Games will be played January 2, 2016 at Big Bend Community College. The women play the BBCC Alumni team at 2 p.m., and the men play against the Alumni team at 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, Nov. 23: An electrical outage was reported in Sprague. A motorist advised dispatchers that her vehicle struck a large piece of glass near the city shop in the vicinity of Twelfth and Mor...
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, Dec. 14: A Harrington woman reported the theft of prescription medicine, a wedding ring and about $100 cash from a residence in the 400 block of West Main. Responding to the Cottonwood Spr...
This following story is not about some young school boys, but rather several businessmen in their 40s, family men. William Pugh worked at various service stations while living in Harrington and Fred Urton was the local butcher with Banner Meats, upon whom many a holiday dinner was dependent. Urton was well-known locally for his wild humorous schemes, some less practical than others. The next year he was calmer with his holiday spirit and had a life-size Santa Claus in the window of Banner Meat Co. “X-mas Rooster Led Urton Cha...
When Santa appeared earlier this month, some were disappointed that he was not accompanied with a white layer of snow, but there is now hope for a traditional white covering of the fields, where children can enjoy sledding and other outdoor activities that depend on snow. Many are excited with the Season’s activities and eyes glisten in the presence of a well-decorated tree. The Harrington Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, focused on blessings, and worked with Harrington High School Honor Society students to bring l...
“We were very pleased to have so many students turn out for basketball,” said junior-high girls basketball head coach Kate Wenzl. The season started with high-school girls head coach Kim Kruger welcoming students to the program and running the first three practices. The coaches plan to work together to build a grade 6-12 girls basketball program. Turning out for the team were Alyssa Iverson, Aaliyana Mendoza, Caitlyn Schuh, Chloe Winkler, Emily Scrupps, Izabelle Burke, Josie Westmoreland, JulieAnn Lovvik, Kaitlyn Zag...
Harrington Opera House Society Linda Wagner, Sheryl and Mark Stedman, Ed Haugan, Carol, Paul Charlton, Billie and Gordon Herron, Karen Robertson, Sue Lani Madsen and Marge Womach were present as Mark Stedman opened his last meeting as president of the Harrington Opera House Society. In reviewing the minutes from the previous meeting, mention was made of the $9,000 grant that the Harrington Public Development Authority received to help connect the business district with NoaNet...
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, Dec. 7: A vehicle got stuck in mud on Mayberry Road about 500 feet from SR 28 near Davenport. A collision involving a vehicle and deer took place on SR 174 near Wilbur. Wilbur Police res...
Swartz, Shirley M. (88) passed away on November 24, 2015 in Spokane. She was born June 18, 1927 in Mohler, WA to Donald and Lorena (Kupers) Hawkins. She attended school in Harrington, WA and married her high school sweetheart, Orville "Yogie" Swartz on June 15, 1944. They lived in Harrington, Ephrata, Odessa and Ritzville; where Yogie died at the age of 56. Shirley worked as a bookkeeper in Odessa and at the Ritzville Hospital, where she retired. Following retirement, Shirley...
Harrington Christmas bazaar And what to my amazement was all that commotion and clatter; I rose from my seat and raced into the streets to see what was the matter. Sirens, more and louder sirens, closer and faster, as though the whole city were in a disaster. No Prancer, no Dixon, but oh, what a sight; Santa hanging on to the rear of the fire engine so tight. Children were rushing to see who was coming, and before long Santa was taking his seat in the opera house lobby....
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, Nov. 30: Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle traveling west in the eastbound lane of U.S. 2, almost causing a head-on collision in the vicinity of the county Transfer Station. Res...
The Odessa-Harrington boys and girls varsity basketball teams had a rough start to the season when they both suffered losses their first two games. The first games on Friday were against Liberty. The boys team suffered a devastating 51 point loss and the girls team had a painful 22 point loss. DeWulf’s dominate. In the games against Liberty, siblings John and Katie DeWulf both led their teams statistically. John DeWulf had a total of 13 points on six field goals, along with 1...
On Thanksgiving morning, the doors of the Harrington Memorial Hall were opened to the community for a time of celebrating a multitude of blessings through music and song. Food preparers began as early as 8:30 a.m. The worship team of the Harrington Community Church and spontaneous volunteers from the community alternated and played from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. which included Sheryl Stedman on the piano, John Larsen on the banjo, Dillon Haas on guitar and piano, Steve and Rebecca...
The cast of Davenport Theatrical's "Our Town" performs last Saturday evening at the Harrington Opera House....
Court 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, Nov. 16: Dispatchers referred a possible poaching incident in the vicinity of Addington Road near Reardan to the Washington State Patrol for investigation. Responding to the 1000 block of Was...
Windstorm Winds had been predicted to range near 65 mph on Tuesday and with that intensity Harrington was fortunate to have only minor damages to homes with roofing being the major complaint. One homeowner reported a limb lying on his roof. Dust was thick in the air all day, sometimes resembling dense fog. In the downtown business district, signs and awnings were challenged, with only one awning sent to the ground. The newly fixed roof on the former Harrington Haus was seen flapping in the wind all across the west end of the...
The Odessa Community Center will be filled with vendors next Wednesday, December 2, for the annual kickoff to the local holiday shopping season, Christmas Fest. The doors will open at 10 a.m. and will stay open all day until 7 p.m. Handcrafted items that will be for sale include blankets, crocheted towels, wooden ornaments, LED angels, hooded bath towels, earrings, ornaments, miscellaneous crocheted and handsewn items, wooden decorations, aprons, Christmas decor, knitted hats, scarves and baby clothes, Christmas accessories,...
The 2015 Veterans Day dinner and continuous membership awards program were held November 11 in the social hall of Heritage Church in Odessa. Members of VFW Post #7395 and American Legion Post #105 organized the program and their auxiliary members cooked and served the turkey, potatoes, stuffing and gravy for the dinner. The side dishes and desserts were provided as potluck items donated by those who attended the dinner. Departed comrades from the past year were remembered:...
Veterans Day program The yearly Harrington Veterans Day Program organized by history teacher Mike Cronrath was held November 10, at 10:15 a.m. at the Harrington school gymnasium. Panels of art displays created by the students graced the pathway across the floor to the bleachers. This display was entitled, “The Star-Spangled Banner Through the Eyes of Our Children.” The exhibits were done by the high school art class and the 2nd/3rd grade art class, guided by their instructor Denise Hoffman. Copies of the pictures were put...
