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EDWALL - A trio of soft-spoken graduates made a loud impression as they celebrated the conclusion of their high school careers at the Christian Heritage School commencement ceremony Saturday, June 1. Valedictorian Amy Colvin, Landan Phillips and Kade Valitalo were recognized by faculty, family and friends in the gymnasium of the private Christian school in Edwall. "This trio of graduates probably can't wait to be off this stage," principal Emily Audet said. "They are humble, g...
The drum line of the Reardan High School marching band keeps the beat during the bands' performance at the Mule Days Parade in Reardan Saturday, June 1. More Mule Days coverage begins on Page 7....
Davenport birthdays June 7: Kaysa Panke, Ruth Oehlwein June 8: Jeff Semprimoznkik, MyKenzie Deverell, Jasper Linstrum June 9: Keaton Hupp, Virginia Morrison, Kasen Brown June 10: Roberta Telecky, Bennett Wagner June 11: Jamie Chappell, Cheyne Odenrider June 12: Scott Hutsell, Gary Guhlke, Tyler Furman, Sydney Geissler, David Johnson June 13: Richard Singer, Tessa Semprimoznik Davenport anniversaries June 7: Chris and Amy Jenness, Bryan and Linda Miller June 8: Bill and Marlena Guhlke June 9: Jeff and Peggy Semprimoznik, Gary...
1 years ago A Pioneer picnic at Crab Creek was planned. In addition to nightly dances there were ball games, concerts, foot races and horse races. Halverson Mill on Lake Roosevelt north of Creston was destroyed by fire. All lumber and an auto truck was destroyed. The new city water tank on Bungalow Ridge was completed. This new tank had a 150,000-gallon capacity while the old tank held 60,000 gallons. The cost of construction was $10,100. 75 years ago Davenport’s Memorial Hall construction began. Funding for the project w...
Marsha Hendrickson (VFW Auxiliary) and Mary Abbott (American Legion Auxiliary) place wreaths at Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport at a Memorial Day ceremony aimed at remembering those who gave their life in military service that was facilitated by the Lincoln County Historical Society Monday, May 27....
EDWALL — Seven graduations in a span of eight days will grace Lincoln County as local high school seniors are celebrated in commencement ceremonies. It starts with Christian Heritage School, which celebrates its three graduates at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Everyone else is the following weekend. Harrington High School is recognizing six graduates at 6 p.m. Friday, June 7. At the same time, the Davenport Pathways Program celebrates its four graduates. Odessa and Reardan High Schools are holding graduations at 11 a.m. S...
REARDAN — The Earth has orbited around the Sun 120 times since Mule Days began, and unless that rhythm concludes in the next two days, another Mule Days is on tap Saturday, June 1. The festivities start with parade registration on Spokane Avenue in front of Reardan High School between 7-9:45 a.m. Meanwhile, at 9 a.m., car show registration begins at the southwest corner of Town Park. Participants will line up for the Kiddie Parade at the corner of Cedar Street and Spokane Avenue at 9:30 a.m. Then, the main parade marches d...
Davenport birthdays May 31: John Coley, Mariah Kilps, Matthew Delafield, Carah Piper June 1: Casey Breithaupt June 2: Laurel Hansen, Christine Jenkins June 3: Ryan Buchmann, Joe Coppersmith, Connie Lust June 4: Heath Becker, Maddilynn Collins June 5: Janaye Wilkie, Bonnie Booth June 6: Debbie Keller, Addison Smith, Gary Kersten, Shelby Hargrave Davenport anniversaries June 2: Max and Hannah Mielke June 3: Steve and Roberta Telecky, Mike and Dawn Hale, Harold and Claudia Thompson June 4: Matt and Andria Street June 5: Jeremy...
Reardan High School hosted a Wellness Day for secondary students Friday, May 24. The event, themed “You Good, Bruh?” focused on the importance of mental health and featured workshops featuring overall wellness. Among other activities, students interacted with therapy animals, learned how to make healthy snacks, discussed stress management and learned about physical health....
1 years ago The finals in the old-timers tennis tournament at Odessa featured Jake Hopp Jr. of Odessa defeating Joe Weik of Davenport in men’s singles, Mr. and Mrs. Hopp defeating Mrs. Earl Phillips and Jim Goodwin of Davenport in mixed doubles and Hopp and Dan Heimbigner defeating Weik and Goodwin in men’s doubles. Three accidents occurred within a few hours of each other on Sunset Highway between Davenport and Wilbur. One driver fell asleep at the wheel, one hit a rock and one crashed into a horse. 75 years ago Lin...
Hundreds of classic cars and chassis lined downtown Third Street in Harrington for the 12th Annual Harrington Car Show Saturday, May 18. The event is hosted by the Studebaker Garage in memory of founder Allen Jay Barth....
ODESSA - Thanks to John Hardt and the Fronen Steppdecker Odessa Quilt Club, 254 crosses with sewn rosettes will adorn the graves of veterans at the cemetery off Cemetery Road Memorial Day weekend. To celebrate Memorial Day, Hardt and a handful of other veterans will place 24 flags on light poles on First Avenue and 254 crosses on graves at the cemetery. On Monday, May 27, a public service to honor Odessa's veterans will be held at 10 a.m. at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center....
The Davenport marching band paces through downtown Spokane during the Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade Saturday, May 18. Bands from Lincoln County were all represented at the Torchlight Parade, including one local band that received the Gold Standard. Turn to Page 9 for more....
PULLMAN - Two area FFA teams qualified for the National Convention with first-place, state championship performances at the 94th State FFA Convention and Expo May 9-11. Both the Reardan FFA Ag Issues team and a Davenport Middle School agriscience team will compete at Nationals in Indianapolis in late October. Davenport's pairing of eighth-graders Brooke Bell and Sage Kresser competed in a division of agriscience in April 20 competition in Puyallup. Bell and Kresser competed...
Summer barbeques include savory sides and salads. Kathy’s Shoe Peg Salad, another recipe submitted by Spokane Valley Herald reader Mary White, is a pasta salad filled with crunchy vegetables and tangy condiments, with just a hint of sweetness. This side salad is the perfect complement to a chicken, beef or pork barbeque. The recipes unique name comes from the style of canned corn included in the ingredients. Shoe peg corn is corn removed from the cob whole without cutting, a...
1 years ago Oscar Oehlwein of Davenport won third place in the mile run at the state interscholastic meet in Pullman. The annual meeting of the Lincoln County Tuberculosis league was held, with Dr. C.S. Bumgarner of Davenport elected president and Mrs. W.A. Buckley of Sprague elected vice president. A proposition to bond the city of Davenport for $10,000 to raise money to pave Morgan Street lost in a special election. 75 years ago Jerry Walter of Odessa showed a shorthorn steer that was declared grand champion over all...
DAVENPORT — Like the town 13 miles to the east, there will be no Junior Miss representing the city this year. The Celebrate Davenport committee recently announced that there weren’t any applicants for Miss Davenport and the program won’t have a representative this year. Celebrate Davenport spokeswoman Torri Mielke said the committee opened the program to all 16-18-year-old girls in Davenport last year. The current Miss Davenport, Rikkiana Chavelas, was last year’s lone applicant. City Councilman Lance Strite, Chavela...
Lincoln County Cattlemen's Association president Matt Schneider, Vice President Jon Hoard and Chad Overmyer delivered 300 pounds of ground beef to the Spokane Veterans Home Thursday, May 16....
Davenport birthdays May 24: Anthony Smith, Corey Cunningham May 25: Cody Cox, Dawn Dehn, Brian Dennis, Sarah Stiles, Dan Gunning May 26: Mike Pankey, Esteban Plasencia, Susan Hanchett, Oliver Hein, Chase Zellmer, Stacy Breithaupt May 27: Nicole Curtaccio, Tommy Plumb, Paula Reed, Dan Kilps, Tim Podowicz May 28: Michelle Lilje, Stephanie Morgan, Kathy Rosman, Matt Street, Bryce Bailey, Lucas Zeus, Noreen Hutfless May 29: Trish Walker, Olivia Alspach May 30: Nolan Lilje, Jeffery Gamache, Anne Guhlke Davenport anniversaries May...
The South East Marching Band, which includes students from Harrington, Sprague, Washtucna, Garfield-Palouse and Kahlotus, received the Gold Standard at the Torchlight Parade as part of the Spokane Lilac Festival Saturday, May 18. The band was one of 21 marching bands to receive Gold Standard, and the only band featuring Lincoln County students to do so....
Greetings and God’s peace to you all from our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ, Several years ago now a survey was taken about, “Why don’t people get to know their neighbors anymore (in the United States)? It was stated then, that a third of the population knew their neighbor’s names and interacted with them socially at least once a week. The decline in interaction amongst people being neighborly could have resulted in several of these possibilities; urbanization, technology, busy lifestyles, safety concerns, communi...
1 years ago Lincoln County Pioneer Sheriff John Level died after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Rose Landers of Sprague began suit against her husband, J.H. Landers, who had been arrested for allegedly marrying another woman before getting a divorce from Rose. The Lincoln County game commission placed a bounty of five cents each for offed magpies. 75 years ago Nearly 300 head of horses were sold at the annual Davenport Auction company event, with auctioneer Bill Hutsell crying from the truck in the center. Pioneer Sprague...
Brad Keeler and Lyle Morse of Spokane and Patrice Webb of Idaho treated an appreciative Harrington Opera House audience to original swing, blues & folk selections from each of their repertoires at a Saturday, May 4 concert....
HARRINGTON - The 12th Annual Harrington Car Show will line downtown Third Street from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The Show, held by Studebaker Garage in memory of Allen Jay Barth, will also feature vendors, live music, raffles and a rummage sale at the Opera House. Breakfast will be served at Memorial Hall until 10 a.m. Innovia Foundation is a major sponsor this year, and visitors can pick up a complimentary "Innovia Buck" from the Foundation booth to spend at local...
Davenport birthdays May 17: Vanessa Easley, Adam Robb, Melody Mielke May 18: Matthew Fisk, Brian Warwick, Cruz Plasencia, Tony Sawyer, Nathan Reinbold, Missy Sullivan May 19: Linda Patterson, Becky Bailey, A.J. Floyd, Ashley Gunning May 20: Kenny Pearcy, Kathy Coley, Tim Honey, Dan Walsh, Megan Geissler, Allison Jorden May 21: Joann Wood, Kira Branch, Elizabeth Wandling, Bailey McKeehen, Lucy Falk May 22: Lana Bowdish, John Hiccox, Diane Wade, Beau Duff, Ashlynn Allinger, Kristy Blauert May 23: Shirley Larson, Erik Hanchett,...
