Articles from the October 31, 2013 edition
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Movie scenes shot both at Odessa and Hartline sites
The historic Hartline School was the setting for a film shoot by Scabland Productions, LLC, on Saturday, October 12. Early morning saw director Jessi Shuttleworth and members of the film crew on location in Hartline to shoot scenes... — Updated 11/1/2013
"Support Person of the Year" award goes to the Dillards
David and Shelley (Laney) Dillard were awarded the title of Support Person of the Year by the Washington State Association of Activity Professionals. Sandi Smith, activities director at Odessa Memorial Health Care Center,... — Updated 11/1/2013
Connecting with Cathy; Remembering an eastern Washington giant
Together we remember the life of an eastern Washington giant, Tom Foley, who represented our Fifth Congressional District with distinction for 30 years. Even today, Wheat farmers an... — Updated 11/1/2013
Breast cancer mortality rates dropping in Lincoln County
Ed Ditzdy with the Public Health Department has shared some rates for the incidence of breast cancer in Lincoln County. Given the county's history of high rates in the 1990's, the latest figures are encouraging and support the... — Updated 11/1/2013
Letter to the Editor; Visitor to first D-Fest returns
For the first time in 38 years. I attended the German Fest in Odessa. I was there when it began in 1971 with a 10-minute three-block parade, beer garten in a little automotive repair garage and great food. What a change through... — Updated 11/1/2013
Death Notice; Jaineen Fairley
Jaineen Fairley, aged 65, of Ephrata, died Monday, October 21. A memorial will be held for her Sunday, November 3, at 2 p.m. at the meeting place of the Church of Christ, 31 Crest Drive, Ehprata.... — Updated 11/1/2013
Council sets new fees for community center
The town council met Monday night to set the dates for public hearings on revenue sources, property taxes and the proposed annual budget for the Town of Odessa. The first two... — Updated 11/1/2013
Booster club auction raises $$$ for school athletics
Last Saturday night's Odessa- Harrington Booster Club steak dinner and auction was a well-attended event, filling the Odessa Community Center with folks from both towns.... — Updated 11/1/2013
School staff scores with YouTube video
The Odessa School Board met Wednesday, October 23, for its regular monthly meeting, with board members engaging in a workshop just prior to the meeting to review board policies. Bi-County Professional development On October 4,... — Updated 11/1/2013
Letter to the Editor; Dog lovers share pain of loss
An open letter to Norm and Lise Ott: My family has 11 dogs. Nine of the 11 are 8-1/2 year old Rottweiler/ Labrador siblings, accompanied by their 14-year-old Labrador father Harley and 13-year-old uncle Barney the Bear. Our dogs'... — Updated 10/31/2013
Court Report
INCIDENT LOG Editor's note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible... — Updated 10/31/2013
This Week in Odessa History
Reported in The Record 37 years ago was an occasion of considerable significance to Odessa Post #7395 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars– its members had burned the mortgage. The event had taken place at the annual Veterans Day... — Updated 10/31/2013
USDA allocates loan funds to minority farmers and ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has a portion of its farm loan program funds specifically allocated for women and minority producers announced Judy Olson, State Executive Director. "While FSA farm loans are a... — Updated 10/31/2013
USDA to distribute 2013 (CPR) payments delayed by shutdown
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) annual rental payments to participants across the country. USDA also will distribute 2013 direct payments beginning... — Updated 10/31/2013
Billy Graham has a farewell message for America, Nov. 7
Billy Graham turns 95 years old on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Due to his age and ailing health, the greatest evangelist of the 20th Century does not have many years left, but he does have one more message. It is entitled “My... — Updated 10/31/2013
Harrington News
By MARJORIE WOMACH Saturday morning three professors from EWU and some of their students congregated at the Harrington Memorial Hall with members of the Harrington Historic Preservation Commission and community leaders for a prelim... — Updated 10/31/2013
Athlete of the week; Caitlyn Shuh
Caitlyn Shuh is a sixth grade student in Odessa and plays volleyball on the sixth grade team. She was chosen as student-athlete of the week because of her enthusiasm and energy in... — Updated 10/31/2013
Parent/ teacher conferences November 12; no school
Parent/teacher conferences will be held Tuesday, November 12. There will be no school that day. All children in kindergarten through grade 5 have been scheduled for a specific conference time, and parents should have received a... — Updated 10/31/2013
Wildcats stomp Titans in shutout Homecoming game
As attrition has slowly decimated the ranks of the Odessa-Harrington football squad, victories are getting harder to come by. Friday night’s game against Wilbura-Creston was a case in point. The Wildcats were bigger, stronger... — Updated 10/31/2013
Cub Scouts request donations for Odessa Food Bank
The Odessa Cub Scouts, Pack 784, will be distributing bags to all the houses in Odessa this Saturday, November 2, at 10 a.m.. The bags are used to collect food to stock the shelves of the Odessa Food Bank for the holidays. The... — Updated 10/31/2013
Rock Doc
By DR. E. KIRSTEN PETERS When I was a child, I read a lot of murder mysteries. At a young age I favored the books featuring Miss Marple by Agatha Christie. When I was a bit older I... — Updated 10/31/2013
Locals in the limelight; Alice Schmierer
Alice Schmierer comes from generations of farm families. We met in her spacious, lovely home in town which she and her husband built after they retired off the farm. You ring the doorbell and one of 25 songs happily chimes in the... — Updated 10/31/2013
Letter to the Editor; One step closer to worldwide gun control through UN
To the Editor: President Obama continued his war on guns recently by having his Secretary of State John Kerry sign the papers to potentially cement an agreement with the U.N. for worldwide gun control. Why in the world would we... — Updated 10/31/2013