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ODESSA – The school board approved new superintendent John Bruce's contract at the board's March 23 meeting, finalizing a deal for the district's new leader who comes to town from Alaska. He comes to Odessa from Pribilof School District in Western (Bush) Alaska, where he is leaving as superintendent, K-12 principal and technology director/assessment coordinator. Bruce said he is ready to be back in the lower 48 states. "I grew up in a small Minnesota farming community of a...
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 4 Traffic stops: 22 A man said his boat was tied up on the shore of Lake Roosevelt and drifted away in the windstorm. A caller said someone stole one of his gates around April 1. A caller said her boyfriend w...
ODESSA – The town council met on April 11 to discuss the continued concerns over sidewalks lifting. Multiple areas of town have been affected due to tree roots. Troy. Eldridge, who has property on 018 W First Ave, attended via Zoom. He had concerns on how to fix the sidewalk and what might happen to the building’s foundation. The property on 518 South Alder Street caused concern with town citizens over the number of artifacts in the yard. The property manager was not immediately available for comment. Council members dis...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of April 15-21. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, April 18 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Davenport school board departmental presentations at 4 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. in Christ Lutheran Church Wednesday, April 20 Davenport planning commission meeting at 7 p...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County youths won't be lacking for their Easter Egg hunt fixes this weekend. Hunts are planned in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague this Saturday, April 16 before Easter Sunday April 17. Community breakfasts are also planned in Davenport and Odessa Saturday. Refer to the church service guide in this week's Record-Times for information regarding Easter Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services around the county. Davenport Lions C...
Davenport birthdays April 15: Stacie Nichols, John Cannon, Jeff Evers April 16: Joanne Buck April 17: Haley Greenwood, Kim Cole, Wyatt Hanchett, Kylie Warwick April 18: Carin Miller, Wyatt Greenwood, Malizza Hinkey April 19: Tyler Jenness, Cara Phillips, Samantha Sawyer, Madison Pankey, Morgan Wagner, Pat Abbott, Jolie Sorensen, Jasper White, Kayson Kragt April 20: Tom Guhlke, Janice Emery, Ciarrah Smith, Sawyer Raugust April 21: John Gunning, Denise Liebing, Murphy Schreck, Amelia Strite Davenport anniversaries April 16:...
DAVENPORT-It was an up-and-down week for local baseball and softball teams, which fought through the strangely cold elements to work in contests around the Inland Northwest this week. Davenport baseball picked up a couple wins over Liberty (Spangle) before a setback against a strong Northwest Christian (Colbert) squad. Odessa baseball easily blazed by Republic, while Reardan baseball and Davenport softball weren't able to get wins in their combined six games. Gorilla baseball...
Varsity games, meets and matches for the week of April 15-21 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, April 15 Davenport baseball and softball vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague @ 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16 Reardan baseball and softball at Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 10 a.m. Reardan and Odessa track at Nike/Van Kuren Invite in Cheney @ 10 a.m. Davenport tennis at St. George’s @ 11 a.m. Odessa baseball vs. Curlew @ noon Monday, April 18 Reardan tennis vs. D...
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. March 28 Traffic stops: 11 A woman said her son locked her keys in her running car on the 700 block of Maxwell Street in Davenport. A Davenport woman reported a 65-year-old male feeling ill. A Spokane man requested as...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of April 8-14. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, April 11 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, April 13 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. in the Lamont Library Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Thursday, April 14 Davenport C...
ODESSA – Last summer brought drought conditions for local wheat farmers and ranchers. The effects of that drought are expected to carry an impact into this year's wheat harvest. The drought could impact this year's crop as farmers prepare for this year's harvest. Drought can increase the need to produce more product the following year. "The biggest issue I saw was the protein levels in white wheat, which had a dramatic effect on the sale of wheat," said Mark Cronrath, the Grai...
Davenport birthdays April 8: Troy Canfield, Tyler Ballance, Sam Schneider April 9: Samantha Stiles, Andrew Duff, Viola Lilje ♱ April 10: Judy Heid, Patricia Tarbert, Lindsey Wynecoop, Jett Morrison April 11: Char Hutsell, Charlie Schreck, Kelly Pankey, Rosie Buck, Bill Guhlke, Ron Wilkie ♱ April 12: Ryan Bodeau April 13: Caesar LeVault, J.R. Rief April 14: Bill Reinbold Davenport anniversaries April 9: Jim and Sandy Buchanan April 10: Don and Shirley Larson April 12: Terry and Lila Lust Odessa birthdays April 10: Kody Ell...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Harrington the week of April 8-14. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, April 9 Davenport baseball and softball vs. Liberty (Spangle) @ noon Monday, April 11 Davenport and Odessa golf at Deer Park @ 2 p.m. Reardan vs. Harrington tennis at Harrington @ 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 Reardan track at Colfax @ 2 p.m. Odessa baseball at Republic @ 2 p.m. Davenport baseball and softball at Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 2:30 p.m. Harrington...
ODESSA – A temporary "city" of campers, RV and motorcyclists became the largest community in Lincoln County last weekend and thousands crowded into sage-filled field for the Desert 100 and related events. Visitors began arriving Thursday, March 31, to the site along state Highway 28, with traffic backing up for several hours. By Friday afternoon, thousands of people had "moved in" to compete, assist and enjoy the largest off-road motorcycle event in the state. Officials r...
The sons of HaLee and Colley Walter of Odessa joined the racing action last Saturday out at the Desert-100 campsite. Tucker and Sawyer raced in the poker run, while younger brothers Hank and Hudson participated in the kids' races. Hudson Walter placed fourth in the 9/10-year-old age group and Hank placed 14th out of 61 kids in the eight-and-under group. The day was blustery, and the dirt was swirling through the campsite and the racecourses. But rain or shine or dust or...
DEER PARK – The Glen Wolf Invitational track and field meet was held at Deer Park on Friday, April 1. The Odessa Tigers competed well. The girls’ team finished in third place, competing against some much larger schools. The boys’ team struggled and ended up tying for 20th place with Garfield-Palouse. The schools taking part in the meet were Jenkins HS (Chewelah), Columbia (Hunters), Deer Park, Garfield Palouse, Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle), Lind-Ritzville, Logos HS (Moscow, Idaho), Mary Walker (Springdale), NW Christian (C...
Now in Jesus' loving arms, Alvin Dale Fink died March 16th 2022 in Odessa, Wash. He was born on Jan. 30th 1931 to parents Elizabeth and Reuben Fink of Odessa, Wash. Graduating from Odessa High School in 1949, he attended WSU where he played football for the "Cougs" on the freshman team. He headed to PLU his sophomore year, continuing his education and played football for the "Lutes" for another three years. He graduated with a degree in Finance in 1953. On June 27, 1953 he...
I just wanted to say how pleased we are with Odessa for welcoming us into the town and making us feel a part of this community. Our parting is bittersweet, as we will miss so many of you, and yet, we are excited for this next journey that God has us on. In times like these, when we are in a season of transition, we can feel very unsettled. My college professor called it being disequilibrated, that is, our equilibrium has been upset. This can cause anxiety, worry, fear and doubt. And Heritage Church and the community will be...
ODESSA – The Crab Creek Alliance hosted its grand opening March 25-26 at its newly purchased location at 17 W. First Ave. Housed in the former Ott/Haase Insurance location, the Alliance is a non-profit organization established by several local residents to build community spirit, fosteri inclusivity, and celebrate the history of the town and promote its future. The group has applied for tax exempt 501(c)(3) status. The building's front office space has been furnished with a c...
The Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club opened the dirt bike racing season Saturday with the Frostbite Grand Prix off state Highway 21 just south of Odessa. Hundreds of racers and fans turned out to the races to tune up for the upcoming Desert 100. Read more on page B1....
ODESSA – Kay Gentry is the Odessa Clinic's newest medical provider. She is a nationally certified family nurse practitioner and comes to Odessa most recently from the New Health Program in Chewelah, Washington. Originally from Taiwan, Gentry obtained her bachelor of science degree from Indiana State University in 1992. She completed an Accelerated Master's in Nursing Pathway program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016, then spent about a year at the Northwest G...
Emma (Missy) Cloud went home to be with The Lord Jesus Christ, on March 11, 2022, with her family by her side. Emma was born in Colorado and later moved with her family to Calif. where she met Don Cloud, her husband of 32 years. She and Don moved to Odessa in 1998 where they made their permanent home. Emma loved life to the fullest, as well as her family and friends. She was mother to five children, who bore 16 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one...
Thomas (Tom) Bartalamay passed away peacefully on March 17th, at the age of 75. Tom was born March 20, 1946, to parents Emanuel and Martha Bartalamay in Odessa WA. After Graduating Odessa H.S. (‘64) and Eastern Washington State College (EWU) (‘69), he settled in Spokane where he taught and coached middle school in the West Valley School District for over 35 years. He loved to be at the river, boating, working on projects around the cabin, and hosting epic family reunions, alw...
ODESSA – The School Board voted to increase the daily substitute teacher pay during a March 23 meeting. Substitute teachers will now be paid $145 daily, up from $130, effective in March. In other business, the School Board announced that new paraprofessionals will be required to have four days of training instead of three. Requirements for students were also announced. Language access for parent engagement will be provided for bilingual parents. Student financial literacy e...
ODESSA – Odessa Memorial Hospital Clinic Manager Jace Angelly announced March 24 that the facility is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots. The announcement came during a hospital board meeting. The curtailment means residents wanting a COVID shot will have to travel to Davenport or elsewhere, Angelly said. The move comes as the area has seen a significant drop in the number of cases, Angelly said at the meeting, noting no new cases were reported for t...
