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If you've ever stepped on a gym scale and heard it sigh, you know the feeling. My first weigh-in for this 12-week program was Aug. 4, and I approached it like I did basic training back in 2023-straight-backed, eyes forward and praying it wouldn't yell at me. It all started with a simple question. I asked Barb Badgley-our town's resident fitness superhero and retired bodybuilder-if she knew anyone who could help me get back into shape. Instead of giving me a name, she said,...
The fable says "slow and steady wins the race." That may be true for tortoises, but no one ever tested the theory on an 11-pound wiener dog with stubby legs and an inflated sense of athletic ability. This Labor Day weekend, Winnie - my miniature dachshund - and I found out the hard way. We'd just wrapped our August challenge of running at least a mile a day and walking an average of closer to five. That means we walked and ran more than 150 miles - basically a cross-country...
This past week, America grieved twice. Thursday marked the somber anniversary of 9/11, a day of collective memory and sorrow. The day before, we lost activist Charlie Kirk to an assassin - a man who claimed Kirk was a fascist but, in taking his life, became the very thing he condemned: a silencer of voices, a taker of speech. No matter what you believe, this assassination will live in infamy among my generation. Maybe there were things I didn't fully agree with, but Charlie...
This weekend's National Guard duty handed me a new challenge: the M2 .50 caliber machine gun. Or, as I like to call it, "the gun that grows you chest hair on contact." Seriously, this thing isn't so much a weapon as it is a personality test. The second you touch it, you're expected to sprout a beard, start driving a lifted truck, and casually refer to deer season as "harvest." Clearly, the M2 was not designed with women - or anyone under 200 pounds - in mind. The first...
ODESSA - Sawdust is swept, flags are flying and the town is ready to raise its steins: Deutschesfest returns to Odessa this weekend, and organizers say the community is rallying to make sure every booth, block and biergarten is ready for the crowds. "We spent last weekend getting all the sawdust down. All the booths are out where they generally sit. The food booths have been getting after it, cleaning everything. We got all the flags up in the beer garden and painted some of...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 18: Alice Nachtigal Sept. 19: Jeff Wilkie, Ryker Wagner Sept. 20: Treana Briggs, Dawn Canfield, Benson Zaugg Sept. 21: Cynthia Tucker Sept. 22: Shawndale Smith, Tanner Abbott, Grady Gants, Joel Odenrider, Laura Bilodeaux Sept. 23: Aaron Jacobsen, Tamera Gunning, Meghan King, Navia Bowdish, Blaine Peone Sept. 24: Roberta Hein, Jim Reinbold, Kolt Skalisky Davenport anniversaries Sept 18: Katherine Lawson-Sickles and William Sickles Sept. 20: Doug and Holly Branch Sept. 22: Joe and Lynn Coppersmith...
1 Years Ago Emery Tuttle received two blue foxes and intends to use them as the nucleus for a fox farm. He has prepared a pen near the Tuttle residence in Davenport. A man who forged a check on the account of John Peyton of Sprague was sentenced to 2 to 10 years in a state penitentiary. Dan Hill cashed the check at the bank in Sprague and was arrested in Cheney. Alfred Schimke was killed by a train in Pullman. The Odessa man was newly married, had recently leased a farm and was moving household goods to Odessa when he...
The times are changing. Change should be something we are accustomed to, yet when we hear or sense that "change is a coming", we freeze up or start to panic. Many times change is not handled so well by ourselves. Change happens every moment of everyday whether we are able to deal with it or not, change simply happens. Between the years of 1993 and 1997 in my hometown of Spencer, IA, there was a high school teacher by the name of Mr. Haling. Mr. Haling was an interesting person and teacher, he would repeat a phrase if...
DAVENPORT - The 25th annual Vintage Harvest Festival, held Sept. 6, at Todd Guhlke's wheat farm off Highway 2 at the Red Barn, drew hundreds to celebrate Lincoln County's farming history. The free event featured vintage machinery demonstrations, a car show by the Road Knights Car Club, live music by Hawk Creek Band, and food from an FFA lunch and Sonnenberg cateredHarvest Dinner for a fee. Donations for a Button to Ride supported the Lincoln County Historical Society....
SPRAGUE — Sprague Days is back this weekend with a full schedule of community events, food, and entertainment for all ages. The celebration runs Saturday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 14, featuring a car and bike show, chalk art contest, parade, live music, and other activities for families and visitors. Joy Wilken, Sprague Days committee chair, said the parade begins at 11 a.m., and the popular disc dogs will perform on the grass north of the Viking. “We have a new parade director working to bring in more activities. The car...
Fall festivals and fairs fill almost every Inland Northwest weekend throughout September and October. Most events find some organization offering a bake sale. One of the most coveted items at Odessa bake sales is German Chocolate Cake. German chocolate cake, is not German at all. The original recipe, German’s Chocolate Cake, was developed and distributed by German’s Brand Baking Company. What makes this cake different from other chocolate cakes is the type of chocolate. The...
1 years ago No school will be held in the Level district, northeast of Davenport, this year. A school bus will be operated to transport students in the area to school in Davenport. The wheat market has dropped this week and this morning’s quotations are $1.35 for Bluestem, Baart and Marquis. Not much wheat has been sold in this section but reports are that large sales have been made along the Milwaukee line. 75 years ago Coach John Gillis has been holding turnouts of football candidates for the 1950 team of the Odessa T...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 12: Chris Harper, Chloe Morgan, Elijah Morgan, Colt Johnston, Kasara Storer, Sept. 13: Sara Jacobsen, Danyel Deane, Kristen Wilkie Sept. 14: Floyd Warwick Sept. 15: Sabrina Warwick, Greg Buchmann, Max Mielke, Stan Reider, Daxton Sewall, Susan Dashiell, Michael Dodson Sept. 16: Leona Carr, Marilyn Dorgan, David Forest, Richard Hayes,Donna Mathis Sept. 17: Dave Anderson, Torri Mielke, Megan Hayes Davenport anniversaries Sept. 11: Doug and Juliann Janke Sept. 12: Erich and Janelle Hein Sept. 13: Weston...
The Odessa float, with Miss Odessa Alyx Scheller, traverses the Ritzville parade route. The float took first place in its division....
Davenport birthdays Sept. 5: Kerri McGuire, Emmett Prewitt, Austin Anderson, Raychell Sand Sept. 7: Tammie Buck, Luke McCluskey Sept. 8: Audrey Oehlwein Sept. 9: Roy Alspach Sept. 10: Savannah Plasencia, Scottie Kilps Davenport anniversaries Sept. 6: Scott and Debbie Hutsell Sept. 7: Brian and Morgan Morcom, Brett and Jordan Alspach, Lance and Melissa Johnson Sept. 8: Jesse and Jill Morrison, Cody and Libby Murdock, Matt and Desirae Wagner Sept. 9: Nick and Debbie Marriott Sept. 10: Cody and Shae Parker, Tom and Samantha Wilk...
1 years ago Fred Doolittle, state highway engineer, reports that Albert Smith, Spokane contractor, is about halfway through with his contract surfacing the North Central highway between Davenport and Harrington. The road is in better shape but a good rain couldn’t hurt. Sheriff Gilpatrick was called to Wilbur to investigate wheat thefts in the area. Fourteen sacks of wheat were stolen from Ed Gieb. Other farmers in the area had sacks stolen as well. Lincoln County Treasurer C. C. Gibson has filed suit against First N...
SPRAGUE - Several businesses will serve as the Sprague Days parade grand marshals this year. The Sprague Days Chamber of Commerce Committee announced that it will recognize G's Kitchen & RV Park, Kathy's Market, Morton's Fizz & Brew, Renegade Restorations, Sprague Chevron, Sprague Motel, The Viking, The Wandering Wisk and Whiskey Rock Construction on Sept. 13 during the Sprague Days festival. "This year, instead of one person, the chamber would like to applaud the businesses...
REARDAN – Approximately 75 people attended the 6th Annual Community Gathering and Ice Cream Social, put on by the Town Council in the park Thursday, Aug. 21. "This is an event we hold each year so people can meet their neighbors, enjoy ice cream and gather information pertinent to the town," Mayor Gail Daniels said. Speakers included Reardan-Edwall School superintendent Eric Sobotta, Mule Days Chairman Stan Schwartz, We C.A.R.E. representative Virginia Henderson, f...
ODESSA - Food, games and community brought about 200 residents together Tuesday, Aug. 20, for Odessa's National Night Out, a campaign designed to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The event, originally scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, was held later this year due to scheduling conflicts. Free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, watermelon and ice cream were served, with the Odessa Fire Department and family members behind the grill. Odes...
1 years ago Some one, presumably a dope fiend, worked his way into Dr. Thompson’s office and gained access to the vault. The only thing missing was a small bottle of morphine. Twenty-four feet of the Morgan Street bridge which recently caved in will be repaired immediately according to a decision made by the city council. The general merchandise store in Reardan formerly owned by A. J. Ryder has been sold to H. N. Rolfe of Cheney. The new owner has moved to Reardan and taken charge of the business. 75 years ago The B...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 29: Leslie King, Cam Jessup, Lisa Lehman Aug. 30: Brian Telford, Steve McLachlan, Peggy Elliott, Shae Parker Aug. 31: Emily Warwick, Nick Morgan, Michael Wade, Rosie Bain Sept. 1: Pete Schweiger, Shannon Janke, Carol Horner, Cass Jacobsen, Daryl Ziemer, Evan Johnson, Clay Fleming, Dylan Jorden Sept. 2: Kacen Mann Sept. 3: Ashley Schenk, Billy Hopkins, Wrenly Sand, Natalie Fenn Davenport anniversaries Aug. 29: Bill and Kathy Reinbold Aug. 31: Sean and Danyel Deane Sept. 1: Bob and Diane Martin Reardan...
Fresh baked cookies are a treat, even on a hot summer day, as long as there is a cold glass of milk or lemonade to accompany them. Some years ago I purchased some frozen cookie dough balls from kids selling them for a fundraiser. Finding it so convenient to bake one pan at a time, I thought why not do this with my own recipes. I have found that it works well with any high fat cookie, like chocolate chip or peanut butter. Zucchini in cookies had always made me think they were...
