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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...
There are certain weekends in small towns where it feels like the whole world gathers in one place. For Odessa, that weekend is Deutschesfest. And let me tell you, I came away with a full heart, a full stomach, and absolutely no voice. The first thing that struck me wasn't the food (though trust me, we'll get to that). It was the sheer joy of it all-the laughter spilling across Main Street, the families bundled together on hay bales, the sound of polka drifting out of the...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 25: Keni Deal, Norm Brock, Nita Woodland-Hollis Sept. 26: Derik Oliver, Brandon King, Luke Jacobsen, Lane Sewall, Kylee Ballance Sept. 27: Dallas Gustaveson Sept. 28: Katie Vesneske, Ed Hendrickson Sept. 29: Aaron Carruth, Matthew Parsons, Nick Marriott, Cody Murdock, Shane Stiles, Ethan Wynecoop, Carissa Abbott Sept. 30: Rick Roemer, Everett Bailey, Theo Hein Davenport anniversaries Sept. 25: Brandon and Angie Stiles, Don and Ruth Oehlwein Sept. 26: Tom and Sami Guhlke Sept. 27: Alex and Brenda...
1 Years Ago All Davenport businesses will close from 3 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. so that all may attend the Football game between Davenport and Cheney. The game will be at the Fairgrounds. Pioneer farmer, John Nichols, has leased his farm just southeast of Davenport. An auction will be held for stock, personal property and machinery. A two color light system will be installed at the rail crossing near the depot in Odessa. The town and the Great Northern railway company are finally in agreement about the necessary signal. 75...
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 — Rural Resources will host a free Community Health Fair Tuesday, October 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Davenport Pioneer Plaza, 605 Morgan St. The event will provide information and resources on health and wellness, including services, prevention, and local support programs. Free produce will also be available while supplies last....
SPOKANE VALLEY — Sprague’s Refound Rebels will host a chili cookoff Saturday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 13004 East Sprague Avenue, Suite 101, to support a family whose 16-year-old son recently passed away. The cookoff runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with entry fees for chili and tastings. Activities for all ages, including face painting, a bouncy house, a dunk tank, balloon animals, auctions, and raffles, will take place from noon to 4 p.m....
DAVENPORT — The Davenport Gun and Game Club will hold an open house and range day Sunday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Gun Club Row near Lincoln Hospital and Clinics. Attendees can try clay shooting, experience the indoor .22LR pistol and rifle range, and participate in a clay shooting competition. Children may shoot for free, and information about membership and year-round shooting opportunities will be available....
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...
