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Articles from the June 8, 2017 edition


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  • Street project challenges local drivers

    Updated Jun 20, 2017

    Alder Street (State Route 21) at the intersection where it meets First Avenue State Route 28) in Odessa is where a new, larger water main is being installed. Construction crews have been working steadily in order to complete the project prior to the start of harvest next month. The project also involves new water lines through the alley behind Odessa Drug all the way to Division Street and then north to First Avenue....

  • Bees, bees and more bees buzzin' about

    Updated Jun 20, 2017

    People driving through the countryside outside of Odessa may have wondered what the purpose was of those many small wooden trailers parked in several of the fields off Batum Road and elsewhere. On a recent trip to Moses Lake, Odessa resident Jim Boss saw them in irrigated circles belonging to Keith and Leanna Schafer's company Seed-Rite, Inc. He contacted the Schafers and started asking questions. The huts are homes for alfalfa leafcutter bees and are called variously bee...

  • Lind Field Day June 15

    Updated Jun 20, 2017

    Farmers can learn about the latest Washington State University discoveries in solving low falling numbers, perennial wheat, pea varieties and more at the annual Lind Field Day, Thursday, June 15, at the WSU Drylad Research Station near Lind. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the field tour starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the field tour. Research presentations focus on perennial wheat; winter, club and spring wheat breeding; winter pea...

  • Tribute

    Updated Jun 20, 2017

    Jacqueline L. (Jackie) Greenwalt passed away June 2, 2017 at her home in Odessa. She was born July 17, 1942 in Opportunity, WA to Jack and Josephine Finney. Jackie grew up in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and attended school there. Jackie married Robert Greenwalt on August 31, 1963 in Odessa. This is where they made their home and raised their family. Jackie enjoyed cake decorating, crocheting and sewing, watching western movies and being active with her children. Her family was...

  • Tribute

    Updated Jun 20, 2017

    13-2017 Doris Mae (Geier) Looney, age 86, of Spokane Valley, with family at her side, made the journey to heaven on Sunday, May 28, 2017, from Sacred Heart – Providence Medical Center in Spokane following a sudden and brief illness. Dorie was born September 17, 1930 in Colfax to Conrad and Mae (Scheuerman) Geier. She attended school in Endicott, earning her diploma in 1948. In 1951, she married Donnell D. (Don) Looney of Dusty at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott – the sta...

  • EDC offers video conference

    Updated Jun 20, 2017

    The Lincoln County Economic Development Council and the Washington State University extension office in Davenport hosted a group of educators and workforce development stakeholders for a statewide video conference on Career Connected Learning last week. The discussion centered on the employment needs of Lincoln County's businesses and how school can help to meet those needs....

  • Harrington news

    Marjorie Womach|Updated Jun 20, 2017

    Partridge. Three volleys were fired over the casket which was draped in the folds of the American flag.” (Citizen: Nov. 1, 1918) “George D. Witt Dies of Wounds. Sad News Received Tuesday Oct. 26. Buried in France. Details Lacking. A telegram to George M. Witt received Wednesday evening brought the sad news that George Douglas Witt, his son, had died in France as a result of wounds received in action. Some weeks ago Mr. Witt had received a letter from George stating that he was in a hospital having been wounded but was get...

  • Alumni banquet update

    Updated Jun 20, 2017

    The 81st annual alumni banquet is Saturday, June 17. If you are an Odessa High School graduate and would like to be in the alumni database, please get your information to Leffel, Otis & Warwick as soon as possible. If you’ve moved, have a name change or someone has passed away, please contact us with any changes. You can contact our office by phone 509-982-2922, fax 509-982-0170, email at kscheller@leffelotiswarwick.com or rscrupps@leffelotiswarwick.com, or by mail to P.O. Box 482, Odessa WA 99159. 1942: Laverna (Lesser) D...

  • Preschool, Kindergarten pre-registration is now

    Updated Jun 19, 2017

    Preschool and Kindergarten pre-registration for students new to the Odessa School District for the 2017-2018 school year has begun. Parents/guardians are welcome to stop by the elementary school office anytime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to pick up a registration packet. All registration forms need to be filled out and turned in by Friday, June 16. Kindergarten students must be five years of age as of midnight, August 31, 2017. Preschool students must be three and four years of age by midnight, August 31, 2017. All...

  • New director at food bank

    Updated Jun 19, 2017

    The Odessa Food Bank's long-time director, Julie Jantz, has retired from that position. Jantz remains as the head of the Odessa Public Library. Merleen Smith of Odessa has been named the new director of the food bank. Smith has announced that the food bank will be open the last Thursday of each month from 1:30 to 3 p.m., except for the months of November and December when volunteers work to assemble and deliver holiday gift baskets for food bank patrons. The food bank is sponsored by the Odessa Community Ministerial...

  • Summer rec programs set

    Updated Jun 19, 2017

    Go! Odessa Recreation, Odessa's local non-profit for bringing summer activities to the area for children, has set three sign-up dates for is summer recreation program. Sign-ups will be held at Kinder Haus Child Care, 305 S. 2nd St. (across 2nd St. from the high school gym) on each of the three dates below: • Wednesday, June 14, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. • Thursday, June 15, 3 to 6 p.m. • Saturday, June 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those unable to attend any of the sign-up dates or who have questions are asked to call...

  • O-H co-op is finished says Odessa board

    Updated Jun 19, 2017

    In response to The Harrington School Board's 3-2 vote last Wednesday to continue to work on resuscitating the sports co-op with Odessa, the Odessa board responded by calling a special meeting Tuesday, June 6. Meeting in the high school library, the Odessa School Board approved a motion to "have the school's attorney draft correspondence to the Harrington School Board indicating that Odessa's board considers the cooperative dissolved at the end of the 2016-2017 school year. Additionally, the school attorney will communicate...