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REARDAN–Top-notch defense was on display Oct. 20, as the soccer teams from Reardan and Davenport played to a scoreless tie until Gorillas' freshman Glenna Soliday drilled a ball into the Screaming Eagles' net with less than one minute to play in the game. Davenport's offense spent much of the night at Reardan's end of the field. Its relentless attack kept Reardan goalkeeper Jaylee Abrahamson on her toes as she stopped shot after shot until Soliday's late game heroics. "I s...
REARDAN-The Riverside Rams dealt the Screaming Eagles volleyball team a loss on Oct. 22, in Reardan's last home match of the season. Riverside, who plays in the Northeast 1A league, won the four-set match 25-16, 22-25, 27-25, 25-16. Riverside bookended their winning match with superior offensive play that kept Reardan's players on their heels. In the first and fourth sets, the Rams started fast and cruised to 25-16 wins. The excitement started in the second set. Riverside took...
Government meetings for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email davenportttimes@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Nov. 2 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at the Post and Office Thursday, Nov. 3 Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. in the United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT—Much local interest in this year’s general election revolves around contested county races for Sheriff, Treasurer and Commissioner and a capital levy running in Reardan. However, races and measures with statewide and national impacts are also going before the voters in ballots that were mailed last week. Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters will choose between incumbent Democrat Patty Murray of Seattle and Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley of Pasco in a seat for U.S. Senate that Mur...
Davenport birthdays Oct. 28: Sandy Janke, Aliyah Leap Oct. 29: Jason Wandling, Gary Cursi, Lindsey McCluskey Oct. 30: Brooks Bennett, Chris Tareski, Kamryn Dehn, Terry Reed, Rowan Janke, Shane Hopkins Oct. 31: Arnie Ulstad Nov. 1: Rita Sawyer, Erin Fletcher Nov. 2: Stacey Friedland, Peri Kersten Nov. 3: Grant Wagner, Julie Van Roy, Dalton Wilkie, Bonnie Warwick, Robert Tarbert ♱ Davenport anniversaries Oct. 28: Mel and Sandy Janke Oct. 30: Rick and Debbie Roemer Oct. 31: Chris and Cara Phillips, Tom and Sheryl Withey, A...
REARDAN-Before your eyes can adjust to the dark, a bone-chilling scream buckles your knees. This is not your typical train that's parked at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum. It's haunted. In fact, it's full of zombies, ghouls and goblins, all waiting to give its passengers the heebie-jeebies. There's a frightening surprise around every corner. Zombie Wedding is the theme for this year's inaugural Halloween event, hosted by the museum. Admission to the museum includes the...
REARDAN–After winning at the state level three Reardan students will take their winning presentation to Indianapolis, Indiana, where they will compete at the National FFA Convention, Oct. 26-29. The Agriculture Issues Forum is a competition in which teams from each state present information on agricultural issues relevant to their communities. Reardan's team, consisting of Andrew Schulz, Ashley Landt and Tyler Clouse, will deliver their 13-minute presentation titled, "Will W...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Oct. 28 Reardan football at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. Davenport football at Chewelah @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Davenport and Reardan cross country at Regionals in Chewelah @ 11 a.m. Odessa volleyball vs. Wellpinit (Senior Night) @ noon Odessa football vs. Inchelium @ 1 p.m. LRS football at Asotin @ 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 Davenport and...
REARDAN-The Liberty Lancers came to town on Oct. 21 and busted the Screaming Eagles' party. Prior to the homecoming football game, family and friends honored the team's seniors with flowers and balloons. The festive mood did not last long. Costly turnovers and miscues allowed Liberty to make big plays that carried them to a 21-0 victory. The first quarter was evenly matched; each team's defense holding their opponent's offense in check. That changed when Lancers' quarterback...
DAVENPORT-After a hot stretch near the end of the regular season, the Gorillas didn't conclude their final two matches like they wanted to, dropping matches to Chewelah and Liberty. Davenport still accomplished something it didn't last year...being one of eight schools to qualify for the District 7 tournament next week. The Gorillas went to last Thursday's match against the Cougars in a three-way tie with Reardan and Northwest Christian for fifth place in the league....
SPOKANE–The Screaming Eagles faced Kettle Falls in NE2B soccer action on Senior Night, Oct. 24. Behind Noelle Raczykowski's dominating performance, the Screaming Eagles defeated the Bulldogs 4-1. The win qualified them to play in a tiebreaker game on Oct. 25 at Saint George's School. The winner of that game would proceed to the district playoffs. The opponent? Kettle Falls. In their first matchup, the teams played much of the game in the middle of the field. Reardan's d...
DAVENPORT—Head Gonzaga baseball coach Mark Machtolf’s motion to suppress evidence in his DUI case was denied in Lincoln County District Court Monday, Sept. 26, new court documents show. Machtolf was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence outside the SpeedTrap Tap House in Reardan June 10. According to court documents, Machtolf questioned whether arresting officer Melissa Foust had reasonable suspicion to perform a Terry stop that night. Machtolf had a blood alcohol content as high as .254 that night, police repo...
REARDAN—Taxpayers in the Reardan-Edwall School District will vote on a five-year capital levy which will fund improvements to athletic facilities and the construction of a transportation cooperative facility Nov. 8. This levy would charge taxpayers approximately $0.95 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The total levy collection will be $4,192,050. A taxpayer with property values at $300,000 could expect their property taxes to increase by approximately $285. Superintendent Eric Sobotta stated the State of Washington is r...
Government meetings the week of Oct. 21-27 in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email davenporttimes@centurytel.net. Monday, Oct. 24 Davenport school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the K-8 Library Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Tuesday, Oct. 25 Fire District No. 4 commissioners meeting at 7 p.m. in the Reardan Fire Station Wednesday, Oct. 26 Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Sprague city council m...
REARDAN – It took all of 14 seconds for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos to show why they are one of the top 2B schools in the state. That is how long it took for Brock Kinch to return the game’s opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. The Broncos went on to defeat the Screaming Eagles 46-7 in NE2B action Friday, Oct. 14. After Kinch’s score, the Broncos unveiled a hard-hitting defense by forcing a Reardan fumble on their first play from scrimmage. Seconds later Quart...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Oct. 21-27 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Oct. 21 Davenport football vs. Northwest Christian (Homecoming) @ 7 p.m. Reardan football vs. Liberty (Senior Night, Homecoming) @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Odessa volleyball at Wilbur-Creston @ noon Reardan volleyball vs. Riverside @ 12:30 p.m. LRS volleyball vs. Kettle Falls (Senior Night) @ 12:30 p.m. Odessa football vs....
HARRINGTON-Another warmer-than-usual fall day lent to a sunny and bright course ahead of District 7/9 cross country runners at the NE1B/2B league championship meet Saturday, Oct. 15. Davenport, the host school, had both middle and high school boys teams finish in third place, while six Gorilla athletes won ribbons as top 10 finishers in the meet hosted at the local golf course. The school's top finisher was seventh-grader Charlotte Soliday, who won the middle school girls...
REARDAN–The Screaming Eagles senior volleyball players came up big on Senior Night. Their spirited effort led to a sweep of the Asotin Panthers 25-16, 25-19, 25-18 on Oct. 18. All match long, Coalie Whitman quarterbacked Reardan’s offense with accurate sets to Emma Flaa and Liz Bell who aggressively attacked the net. This trio, along with Liberty Anderson who overpowered Asotin with her serves, dominated the first set. The second set was much the same but also featured Justine...
Davenport birthdays Oct. 21: Josh Harvey Oct. 22: Kaytlin Hopkins, Sky Ellstrom Oct. 23: Jemara Floyd, Lola Phillips, Mike Strite, Andrew Cursi, Bob Cate ♱ Oct. 24: Corey Oliver, Lacie Buchmann, Zachary Cirullo, Arnie Ulstad Oct. 25: Dymin LeVault Oct. 26: Brian Gunnin Oct. 27: Tatum Hupp Davenport anniversaries Oct. 21: Brian and Tammie Buck Oct. 23: Bob and Jeanne Morrision Oct. 24: Chris and Cara Phillips, Tom and Sheryl Withey, Andrew and Jaymie Bennett Reardan birthdays Oct. 23: Adam Hieb Oct. 24: Marrin Landreth Oct. 2...
DAVENPORT-There hasn't been a ton of winning by the high school volleyball team here in recent years, but an influx of young talent is beginning to change that. A squad made of mostly underclassmen won its third straight match against St. George's last Thursday before falling to second-place Lind-Ritzville/Sprague in four sets Tuesday. Against the Dragons, Davenport convincingly took the first two sets 25-13 and 25-11. St. George's put up a much stronger fight in the third...
DAVENPORT-Like all Crusaders opponents, the Gorilla soccer team had no luck against undefeated Northwest Christian last Thursday, falling 2-0. Results got steadily better as the week went on, as Davenport tied Tonasket 2-2 last Saturday in a nonleague matchup before dusting off Kettle Falls 4-0 on Senior Night Tuesday, Oct. 18. Freshman Glenna Soliday was involved in all four goals Tuesday. She assisted on the first score, finding fellow freshman Josie Wynecoop open in the...
Cops and courts 1020 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. Oct. 10 Traffic stops: 1 A Davenport woman from Safeway Apartments said she heard a child crying and saying she was molested by her mom, but the child in question was an infant who didn’t make...
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. Oct. 3 Traffic stops: 3 A pony at large was reported on Highway 28 just west of Bluestem Road. A Davenport man said a vehicle that was in a crash on Sept. 23 was still in his field on Ziemer Road. An officer said a y...
MARY LOUISE SOBEK Oct. 6, 1937 – Feb. 2, 2022 Mary was born to Floyd and Ruby Cottles in Rogersville, Ala. on Oct. 6, 1937. She passed away on Feb. 2, 2022 in Federal Way, Wash. She attended school in Lexington, Ala., graduating in 1956. She continued her education at EWU graduating with a Masters in Social Work. After graduation she worked for Hospice of Spokane for many years. Mary enjoyed collecting antiques and cooking for her family. She was preceded in death by her paren...
Feb. 28, 1932 – Sept. 24, 2022 Ruth C. Knigge-Nelson, 90, passed away on Sept. 24th, 2022 at Palouse Country Assisted Living in Fairfield, Wash.. Ruth was born Feb. 28, 1932 in Spokane, Wash., to Joseph A. Merkel and Lena M. Merkel. She grew up on the family farm in Sprague, Wash., before moving to Spokane and graduating from North Central high school in 1949. She attended Eastern Washington College to study music for a short time. Ruth married LeRoy Knigge on Oct. 14, 1950 a...
