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DAVENPORT – A recent local Facebook post asked the question, "Why are so many people in Davenport cutting down trees?" That's a tough question to answer. Perhaps there's a valid reason for these acts such as diseased or hazardous trees, or maybe it has something to do with the maintenance required to enjoy them. Raking leaves can get old, but should we take into account a little history before making such a final decision to remove a tree? When early pioneers came to L...
Add a cool refreshing twist to your meals, beverages, appetizers, and snacks with cucumbers. These popular vegetables are grown worldwide, adding anti-inflammatory vitamin K, vitamins C, B-5 and more to your meals. Take it a step further by using your own fresh-from-the-garden cucumbers. Grow cucumbers sprawled on the ground or in a container on your patio, balcony, or deck. Save space and train them up a decorative support. They make great vertical accents in containers as...
REARDAN – The Eighth Annual Walk for Water Mission International, which begins and ends at Reardan City Park, returns Sunday April 25 from 11:30-2:30. A family picnic will follow. Two and four-mile routes are planned to simulate carrying water the average distance that women & children in developing countries walk to collect water each day. That water that is often unsafe for human consumption. The walk is meant to raise awareness of the global water crisis and raise funds for Water Mission International (WMI). WMI is a C...
Our trust in a lot of things has gotten shaken over the last year. Misinformation, disinformation, lies and half-truths seem to be the norm anymore. When what we thought was solid belief comes into doubt, it rocks us to the core and we start doubting…everything. This applies to our faith. If I can’t trust what my eyes are seeing and my ears are hearing, how can I trust what I can’t see and hear? Does God really exist? Is His Word really true? Have I believed a lie this whole...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met at Memorial Hall on April 18 with Mayor Nathan Luck leading the meeting. Also present were council members Stephen Hardy, David Buddrius, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack; clerks Janice Cepeda and Cynthia Silhan; Public Works Director Scott McGowan and visitors Steve Marsh (via Zoom, representing the engineering firm TD&H), engineer Andy Tom, Jess Silhan, Joe Armand, Randy Behrens and Cherie MacClellan. Luck opened t...
SPOKANE – The research into a new genetic test for beef tenderness may have been stolen by Washington State University, according to Selah-based Tenet Beef. A federal lawsuit was filed against WSU and professor Zhihua Jiang by Tenet Beef in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington on April 2. They are asking for injunctive relief and a jury trial to determine if WSU violated federal law to protect companies’ trade secrets and the state’s Public Records Act. An amount of money for damages was not specified, but the compa...
HARRINGTON – The City of Harrington has recently received the resignations of both public works employees and the city clerk. Maintenance worker Charlie Kruger has submitted his notice, and so has Supervisor Scott McGowan, although McGowan has offered to work through April and then claim May for vacation time due him. Janice Cepeda has accepted a position elsewhere and has given April 9 as her final day as city clerk. Harrington School The Harrington Lions Club joined with t...
1 years ago Apr. 15, 1921 G.W. Finney and attorney W.M. Nevins, the committee sent by the Odessa Commercial Club to Portland last week to interview the head officials of the Portland Flouring Mills Company regarding the report that the company’s plant at Odessa would be dismantled in the near future, returned from the Rose City Sunday night with the report that while they were courteously received, they had received nothing definite in the way of a promise that the mill would be left intact and started again this fall. T...
ODESSA – Odessa Healthcare Foundation board members are working on final details for the upcoming “Roaring Twenties” Virtual Auction. The auction website at omhf.maestroweb.com is a work in progress and changes often, so visitors should check back often. Bidding on silent auction items via the website begins on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 10 a.m. and ends Friday, May 7, at 6:15 p.m. Bidding on live auction items begins Thursday, May 6, at 10 a.m. On Friday night, May 7, a pre-show begins at 6 p.m., followed by live cover...
Last fall, a basil plant kept growing in a patio container. Due to inattention on my part, it went to seed. Now I have a nice little patch of minuscule seedlings sprouting up. If I remember to cover them at night, I should have plenty to transplant. Basil is a versatile herb, sliced or chopped fresh in salads or garnish, simmered in soups and sauces or baked into quiches and casseroles. With starter plants already in many garden shops, this herb is easy to have fresh for any...
DAVENPORT--Local infants through fifth-graders enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt put on by the Davenport Lions Club at City Park Saturday morning, April 3. Kids grabbed eggs that were filled with candy and goodies by the FBLA club at the high school....
DAVENPORT – Easter weekend is approaching, with Easter Sunday celebrated April 4. Several community organizations and churches have Davenport, Reardan and Harrington locals covered with services and Easter egg hunts Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here is a rundown of many of the local services and hunts occurring this weekend. Davenport Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt The annual Lions Club Easter egg hunt is a go this year and is on Saturday, April 3 at 9 a.m. at City Park. Masks w...
ODESSA – The Odessa Lions Club will hold its annual (except for the Covid year of 2020) Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, Apr. 3, at three different areas of Reiman Park. The youngest children, up to the age of three, will hunt for candy-filled plastic eggs in the fenced playground area. Children aged 4 to 6 will search the grassy area just west of the playground that is sometimes used for pickup volleyball games, and those aged 7 to 9 will search the picnic and pool section of the park filled with trees. The youngsters in e...
DAVENPORT – Tim Zeiler was going through the 2019-20 academic year just like he had his previous 15 years as the athletic director and P.E. teacher at the high school. Then, a little virus called COVID-19 hit, sports were cancelled, school was shut down and the last year has been unlike anything he ever expected to face. "It put us all on our heels, because we weren't trained to teach the way we were being asked to teach," Zeiler said. "Kids deserve the best, and online is n...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met March 17 for a "Public Hearing: Utility Rate Increase & 2021 Budget Amendment" with council members Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Stephen Hardy and Justin Slack, Janice Cepeda (city clerk), Mayor Nathan Luck and visitors Chris Meats. Others attending via Zoom were Cherie MacClellan, Joe Armand and Lynn McGowan. The initial discussion addressed the utility rate for the 23 inactive accounts in Harrington, some commercial and the o...
Borscht Soup is a spring menu item in my book. Though it was a Deutschesfest menu item for many years provided originally by the Odessa Baptist Women, the dish was most often made in springtime with fresh young dill. If you ever had one stalk of dill in your yard, you know it seeds prolifically, and there will be lots to thin out. Six-inch-tall dill is mild, yet full of flavor. Traditional borscht soup consists of a lot of broth with a minimal amount of vegetables and meat, in...
ODESSA – Terri King, business teacher and FBLA advisor at Odessa High School, was notified in 2020 that she had been selected by 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholar Madelynn Jae Wagner as her most influential teacher. Former U.S. Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, Betsy DeVos, informed King of her selection. DeVos wrote in her letter to King, “Great teachers help change students’ lives in positive ways. Student achievement knows no bounds when an innovative and resourceful teacher is there to guide and unlea...
1 years ago Mar. 25, 1921 At a meeting of the executive committee of the Lincoln and Adams County Pioneer and Hostorical Association appointed sub-committees and made plans for the 29th annual pioneer picnic and fair on the association grounds at Crab Creek to be held June 21, 22 and 23. The committee is planning for five horse races each day with a $150 minimum purse for each race. There will also be athletic contests, band concerts, side shows and other concessions, talks by prominent pioneers, airplane stunts and a...
REARDAN – The dog days have arrived at Reardan High School. Charlie, a therapy goldendoodle with a purebred poodle father and purebred golden retriever mother spends her days wandering the halls visiting students, assisting with one-on-one sessions with students who are struggling and greeting students as they arrive at school. Charlie's "home base" at school is the office of student assistant professional Desi Westphal, who conducts one-on-one meetings with students who have...
HARRINGTON – The March 10 regular council meeting was held at city hall with the full council present: Stephen Hardy, Justin Slack, Peter Davenport, David Buddrius and Levi Schenk. In addition, Mayor Nathan Luck led the meeting with City Clerk Janice Cepeda and engineer Andy Tom present. It was unclear from the YouTube video whether the identified visitors were present at city hall or if they were attending by Zoom: Cherie MacClellan, Chris Meats, Joe Armand, Denisa Holling, Scott McGowan and Jesse Silhan. Several items w...
Freshmen Hayden Schuh and Jacob Scrupps, sophomores Grace Nelson and Collin Martin, juniors Tori Schlomer and Landen Brooks and seniors Katreace Boss and Tim DeWulf (Homecoming queen and king)....
ODESSA – Despite a pandemic, Odessa FBLA members competed virtually in the Winter Conference with the entire state. All competitions that involved presentations were recorded and submitted for judging. The Northeast Region held its own virtual awards ceremony, where hundreds of students from around the area gathered on Zoom. Odessa members gathered in the multipurpose room and tried to maintain some traditions with doughnuts and games before the awards program began. W...
HARRINGTON – President Ellen Evans, Linda Wagner, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Edwin and Bunny Haugan, Gordon Herron and Becky Moeller of the Harrington Opera House Society met March 1 at the opera house. The east-side hand railing for the main lobby staircase has been completed and is said to look great. Herron reported that Ray Harrington has agreed to build a staircase from behind the rummage room area to the basement. Work on the cushions for the pews can now proceed, as the plywood has been purchased for that project. Added...
Back row: Ryan Melgren, PJ Finch, Kathryn Finch, Alyssa Iverson, Kaedin Schorzman, Nathan Melcher. Front row: Lily Starkel, Bo Walter, Levi Hardung, Casen Watson, Mackenzie Lutz, Katreace Boss, Holden Iverson, Tucker Walter, Corbyn Neilsen, advisor HaLee Walter. Not pictured: Kaylee McKinney....
March and St. Patrick's Day brings corned beef to mind for many folks doing the meal planning. Corning, the old time method of preserving meat before refrigeration came along is done for us and the product is readily available in the markets. The method is not difficult but our modern standards require refrigeration and 10 days of curing time. Most of us don’t want to sacrifice the refrigerator space, but the end result is worth doing at least once in your lifetime. There a...
