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DAVENPORT--After the high school graduation this afternoon, family members and community folks lined the streets to celebrate the 42 graduates. Fire trucks from Fire District No. 5 and deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office gave an escort as the graduates went from the baseball field, by the courthouse, down Morgan Street, by the schools and to City Park. Look for more photos and coverage from the graduation ceremony, as well as ceremonies and parades in Reardan...
DAVENPORT – Joe Lilje had completed his Naval flight training and was ready to serve in the Pacific flying planes onto aircraft carriers in 1945. A month later, however, Japan surrendered after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the war was over. That's not the story Lilje prefers to tell, however. "My story is that the enemy got word that I was ready to join the fleet and they surrendered," Lilje said. The 98-year-old Davenport local w...
HARRINGTON – Harrington High School's Baccalaureate service was held Sunday, May 30, in the city park. The seniors next event will be June 4 at 5 p.m. for the Harrington High School Graduation Parade, "marching towards greater heights," walking up 3rd Street to the school for Commencement at 5:15. Banners, each with a photo of a graduate, are flying on 3rd Street near city hall bearing the following names: Nagib Ayache, Riley Roller, Izabelle Burke (Kramer), Ashley Breault, Aidyn Lee and Alexys Crawford (Miss Harrington f...
DAVENPORT-Lee Swain hasn't been in Vietnam serving in the Army since 1968, but the 79-year-old longtime Davenport resident who recently moved to Spokane remembers his experiences well as Memorial Day weekend approaches. Swain enlisted in the Army in 1966 just before his graduation from Northeast Missouri State University and went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina for basic training. Less than two years later, in 1968, he was a lieutenant and was heading to Vietnam where he was...
RITZVILLE - Benge native Don Saunders served with the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was 21 when he enlisted in 1966. "I got a notice from the Army, and I didn't want to jump from foxhole to foxhole, so I joined the Navy," Saunders recalled. "When I signed up, the Navy recruiter put me ahead of some other guys. My dad asked him why, and he said, 'Because he is a farm boy. He knows how to work and follow instructions.'" After a 120-day delay, Saunders went to boot camp in San...
SPRAGUE—Three students from Lincoln and Adams counties have been awarded $750 scholarships for their achievements in 4-H by the Lincoln-Adams 4-H Leadership Councils. Malea Canaday, who is graduating from Sprague-Lamont High School this year, is a six-year member of the Sprague-Lamont 4-H club and has completed projects in sheep production, leadership, horseless horse, food and nutrition and riflery. She has served as a club officer, mentored younger members and assisted in Crafty Cooks meetings. Canaday plans to attend E...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met May 12 in the Memorial Hall with Mayor Nathan Luck chairing. Council members in attendance were David Buddrius, Justin Slack (via Zoom), Levi Schenk, Peter Davenport, Stephen Hardy and Cynthia Silhan as Clerk. Visitors identified were Scott McGowan, Lynn McGowan, Cherie MacClellan, Joe Armand, Jess Silhan and Denisa Holling. A lengthy discussion was held on code enforcement and how the city can address the problem of having o...
Spring brings many seasonal flavors to mealtime menus. Asparagus, fresh herbs and tender young spinach are sprouting up in area gardens and the market place. Locally grown produce always retains the best flavor and texture. Early spring asparagus is so tender it is good raw or cooked. Sliced thin in salads, steamed or lightly sautéed as a side dish or included in main dish recipes, asparagus adds flavor and pleasing texture. Impossible Salmon-Asparagus Pie is my go-to recipe...
1 years ago May 27, 1921 The Odessa High School Alumni Association held its annual reunion and banquet in the parlor of the English Congregational Church last Friday evening with about 40 in attendance. The members of the senior class and high school faculty were guests. The association voted to adopt a resolution endorsing the building of a new high school. G.W. Finney’s Hudson Super Six and Wentel Hamburg’s Ford collided head on near Ruff Wednesday, during a heavy dust storm that made it impossible for either of the dri...
HARRINGTON – One woman honoring her father's dream brought literally hundreds of people to Harrington on Saturday, May 15, for the 9th Annual Car Show. Naturally, Jill Barth did have assistance to pull off this fete. Her father's dream continues. This year there were 153 registered cars with more than 200 cars in attendance. Many of these were first-timers registering for the event. "This was our first year hosting vendors onsite and our first year with a food truck. Everythin...
HARRINGTON – Miss Harrington Lexy Crawford crowned her successor Caroline Slack during the Harrington Car Show on Saturday, May 15. Lexy is the daughter of Janese and Troy Crawford. She was crowned last summer in a socially distanced outdoor ceremony with a few Harrington Homemakers and the Crawford family present. Her coronation was celebrated with a parade of cars through Harrington streets. Ms. Crawford's reign was overshadowed by the pandemic but she served as a p...
The Inland Northwest Rail Museum hosted Railroad Days last weekend. Here, a young boy helps his father drive a spike into a track....
Planning a few long weekends or a vacation may have you rethinking your garden plans. Don’t let time away from home stop you from growing flowers and vegetables in containers. Irrigation systems with timers and self-watering pots are options to make container gardening and vacation care easier. You may, however, just be looking for ways to adapt your existing container gardening care while on vacation. Find a plant sitter and take time to provide needed plant care instructions. It can be difficult, but you may be able to conv...
DAVENPORT – 1st Place - Computer Problem Solving: Gunnar Knutson; Knutson will participate at the FBLA National Leadership Convention. 1st Place - Partnership with Business Project: Navia Bowdish, Kylee Buchanan and Allison Jorden; This group will participate at the FBLA National Leadership Convention. 4th Place - Business Plan: Zackary Bruce, Evan Gunning and Jesse Raugust; This group will participate at the FBLA National Leadership Convention. 6th Place - Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure: Zackary Bruce 6th Place - L...
The Record 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, H...
DAVENPORT – What makes a great mother? The question is broad and provokes thoughts, feelings and preferably good memories of the person who is, to many, the closest friend or woman in someone's life. With Mother's Day approaching this weekend and many sons, daughters, husbands and wives beginning to panic while they try not to forget the one day that's all about Mom, these thoughts and feelings are especially brought to the forefront of one's mind. It may prove complicated t...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University officials announced on Monday, May 3, that the university's 26th president and first woman to serve in the position Dr. Mary Cullinan had passed away at age 72. Details of her passing have not been disclosed, and the family has asked for privacy. The news was a heavy blow to many in the campus, Cheney and Spokane region. "I have some sad news to share with you. I have recently learned of he passing of Dr. Mary Cullinan," May wrote in an e...
CHENEY – Several students from East Lincoln County, including four from Davenport, one from Edwall, nine from Reardan and two from Sprague, made the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University for winter quarter. Dean’s List students are any undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a 3.5 or better grade point average. The 16 students from the area who achieved these requirements are: Hailey Arland, Zachary Carey, Samuel LaBrant and Justin Regan of Davenport, Naomi Winningham of Edwall, Joscelyn Bradb...
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...
Spring Rhubarb is sprouting up in area gardens. This tart garden plant, produces long stalks that make wonderful pies and crisps, jams and chutneys. Though carefully tended rhubarb can continue to produce into the early summer, spring is the best of the crop. Spring Rhubarb Pie, a recipe from my 1960 Ann Pillsbury Baking Book, is simple but tasty. The addition of nutmeg mellows the tartness of the rhubarb. Spring Rhubarb Pie Pastry for a 2-crust, 9-inch pie 4 cups rhubarb cut...
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...
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...
ODESSA – There was no quilt show this year, but the Fronen Steppdecker, Odessa Quilt Club nevertheless held the drawing for the "Savanah Afternoon" quilt shown here. On Saturday afternoon, Kyle Tebow drew the winning ticket from a bucket held by club member Laura Estes. The winner is Mary Overmyre of Downs, Wash. The 2022 quilt top is constructed and is on the way to be machine quilted, says Estes, and plans are underway to resume in-person quilt shows April 29-30 of next y...
Three Odessa High School graduates, Colton Hunt, Brady Walter and Camden Weber, have been placed on the Eastern Washington University Dean's List, which is released after every fall, winter and spring quarter. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a grade-point average of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean's List....
ODESSA – The Odessa chapter of the National Honor Society said good-bye to four graduating seniors at a ceremony held at the school on Monday, April 19: Pilot Weishaar, Madeline Scrupps, Tim DeWulf and Kaya Curo. Nine new members were selected for induction into the chapter this year: Kaya Curo, Alyssa Mckinney, Charleigh Cornett, Daeton Deife, Kaytlyn Shafer, Grace Nelson, Ashlyn Neilsen, Laela Hardung and Gage Starkel. “We are very proud to recognize these outstanding members of our student body,” said Lindsy Stark...
