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The Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club members and many others arrived in throngs last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in all manner of vehicles headed to the Desert 100 site at SR #28 and Irby Road for this year’s classic endurance race for off-road motorcycles. Some came in huge, luxurious motor homes, other types and sizes of RVs, pop-up campers and even tents. Unfortunately for the racers and vendors at the site, the weather turned from the prior week’s balmy days to howling win...
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 available to all qualified applicants, by setting aside funds specifically for women and minorities, it ensures that they will receive a portion of available funds," said Olson. Loan funds can be used to purchase farms, livestock and equipment. Funds may also be used to operate the farm, build or rep...
Sheriff's Report Clarification from last week's report: The high school golfer who allegedly was caught with alcohol in his bag while playing at Wilbur on March 28 was described as a member of the Wilbur-Creston team. The boy is not a Wilbur or Creston student but attends Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School. 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 po...
First on the menu this week is a correction. I omitted part of a sentence in the cooking instructions for Roasted Brussels Sprouts. The third paragraph of instructions for the recipe should read as follows: Place in oven and bake 15 minutes, turn sprouts with spatula and bake 15 minutes more. Sprouts should be browned and very dark on the edges. I apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused. Start your day with Amish Baked Oatmeal, a recipe submitted by K...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and the Board of Commissioners would like to take this opportunity to inform our community that Gary DelForge, OMHC's Administrator, resigned earlier this spring with the intent to return to Mooresburg, Tennessee, Gary and his wife Sue moved to Odessa in the spring of 2011. His last day of work was Thursday, April 4th. Please join us in thanking him for his service to our community and his facility and wishing him well as they return to Tennessee to be closer to family. The Board of...
Limestone and a couple other related sedimentary rocks are common in some parts of the country, including in Florida. The chemistry of limestone and groundwater can combine to make for sinkholes, or vertical holes in bedrock that can open up quickly. Sinkholes are caused by the fact that groundwater, percolating downward from the land surface, is acidic. And acids eat away at limestone, dissolving it. That means over time limestone bedrock can start to resemble Swiss cheese,...
One hundred and seven years ago, a young Odessa answered the appeal for and to San Francisco, which on April 18 and 19, 1906, had been struck by an earthquake and fire that caused $350,000,000 worth of damage. The new town, which then had a population of about 600, contributed $333.75 toward San Francisco’s relief. While this made up for only one-millionth of the loss, it was still big money for Odessa in those days. Many of the contributions, all of which were published in The Odessa Record, were of 50-cent, dollar or t...
It’s time to change my theme song. This realization came to me as I was driving to Spokane last week. I don’t know why epiphanies only seem to happen when I’m doing something that makes it impossible to write it down so as to remember it later. It would be nice if I could remember it later. It would be nice if I could remember anything later. Fortunately, I recently discovered that my smarter-than-me phone will record my thoughts, if only I can remember which app to selec...
The O-H boys golf team struggled Monday at Dominion Meadows golf course in Colville, said golf coach Sam Read. “The day was cool and windy, with intermittent showers, (and it was) snowing all around us in the mountains.” Madison Charlton had a solid performance, shooting an 84 for third place out of 43 golfers. The team score suffered with the absence of number-two player Ricky Hedreen. Team scores were: 1st Colfax 436 2nd LRS 499 3rd Inchelium 525 4th W/C 528 5th D-port 528 6th O-H 544 Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Cusick and Nor...
The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 13 through May 17, 2013. All offices are subject to both Primary and General Elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the Primary Election would narrow the field to two candidates who would then appear on the General Election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County...
The following report was submitted by coach Bruce Todd and contains a bit more information than we usually carry on each game. The Odessa-Harrinton Titans are 11-0 so far this season. On March 30 O-H had a double header with Selkirk. Game 1: O/H - 10, Selkirk - 0. Pitcher - Justin Hunt (2-Ks, 0-BB, 1-HP, 4-hits). Hits: Singles-Stetson Sanford (2), Carsen Weber, Cade Weber (2), Justin Hunt, Jake Tanke, Nick Tebow. HR-Markus Smith. Game 2: O/H - 7, Selkirk - 2. Pitcher - Jared King (9-Ks, 1-BB,1-HP, 4-hits). Hits:...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday night for its regular bi-monthly meeting and under Public Input heard from Odessa resident Jim Boss about what he says are continuing problems with a neighbor who does not respect his property rights. Boss said he had complained about damage to his property to Odessa’s two most recent chiefs of police to no avail. The problems continue. A more recent problem involved him being blocked from leaving the back portion of his property by a large RV parked in the alley. His requests to have the v...
A student must have a grade point average of 3.50-4.00 to be on the Honor Roll, and Honorable Mention requires a grade point average of 3.25-3.49. Grade values are based on the state transcript requirements and are as follows: A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, F = 0.0. Senior High School Senior Class: Kendall Todd, Cade Weber, Koralynne Kuch, Justin Hunt, Jared King, Lacey Nelson, Justin Hauge, Nick Tebow, Markus Smith. Honorable Mention: Christian Knight, Zack...
The New Ritz Theater is in need of a digital format and electrical renovation in order to stay in operation. Loss of this community asset would be truly unfortunate, and the Ralston Grange has decided to try to do something to help out. The Ralston Grange will be sponsoring, with the help of the Ritzville Downtown Development Association and the Ritzville Chamber of Commerce, a Variety Show, “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” on Friday, April 19. The purpose of the show is to help raise funds for the needed renovation and update of “T...
Regarding Gerald Ray’s recent letter to the editor, it’s obvious to me that he has been watching way too much Fox News – you know, the channel where rich people pay rich people to tell middle-class people to blame poor people. I suggest he check out www.inthese times.com and search for “The GOP’s One Trillion Dollar Lie – How a Right-Wing Whopper About The Cost of Welfare Was Born.” He will then find that the reality expressed mathematically is: Total Spending on Welfare/Those Who Receive Benefits = $24.77 per day. This is...
I can't pass up commenting on Gerald Ray’s letter (of last week). He never even looked the report up! I have attached it. So what is a poverty income? Whenever I copy information from the Internet which I want to pass on to a friend, I type the http:// address as a reference on the page. I learned this in college. Here is an example: http://budget.senate.gov/republican/public/index.cfm/budget-background? is where you will find this misleading statement by the Senate Budget Committee: “Based on data from the Congressional Res...
Harrington High School is a recipient of a 2012 Washington Achievement Award in Science. Washington Achievement Award winners are selected using the Washington Accountability Index and criteria in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver. The award is given to elementary, middle, high and comprehensive schools in seven categories: overall excellence, language arts, math, science, extended graduation rate (high and comprehensive schools only), closing achievement gaps and high progress (Title I...
Betty Haase, 86, was born in Odessa April 26, 1926, to Carl and Pauline Kiehn. She passed away peacefully April 1, 2013 at Emeritus Hearthstone Inn in Moses Lake. Betty was a homemaker and worked at Schmauder’s Grocery after they moved into Odessa from the family farm in 1963. In 1970, they moved to Moses Lake where she has resided since. She loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Betty is survived by her 2 daughters, Pattie (Jarrel) Anderson, Ephrata, Carlene (...
One of the biggest and best-attended job and career fairs in eastern Washington will be held April 18 at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake. The 20th annual Job and Career Fair at BBCC features 65 exhibitors representing a diverse and high-quality group of employers. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grant County ATEC building. “Our job fair has been successful because of the growth of jobs and diversity of employers in this area,” said Deborah Correll, chair of the job and career fair planning com...
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 4/3/13: Big rally in Chicago wheat futures today, which has so far continued into the evening session, as it was rumored that China was in buying a bunch of U.S. SRW. Unfortunately, for the first time in several months, soft white prices have broken their link to Chicago futures and have refused to budge, up only five cents from yesterday, while Chicago has gained over 30 cents. Most exporters in Portland have gone back to flat-price soft white bids...
Odessa area parents will want to know more about the Odessa School District’s new “Common Core” curriculum before subjecting their children to it. Be informed. It touts the Muslim religion over Christianity. It teaches Communism is superior to Capitalism. It includes new depths and heights in data-mining student behavior and performance. Parents can read what other parents have said about “Common Core” here: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/02/want-to-see-what-cscope-and-common-core-even-homeschooli...
Reardan and Odessa elementary schools have completed a five-week program focusing on healthy behaviors. The program, called “5,4,3,2,1 Let’s Go LinCo,” was developed through a grant from the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality received by the Health Department in 2011 and initially rolled out in the Davenport Community. This effort focused on three goals: development of a community message to inspire healthy behaviors, improved healthcare provider-patient interactions including healthy behavior counsel...
Corinne Kinney and Stephanie Wilson, both of Odessa, have been to the President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University in Pullman. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who stand above the rest with excellent academic performance. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work....
