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A short circuit in the electrical wiring at the Odessa Flouring Mill caused a fire which threatened the building and a power outage for the entire town for more than a day on June 22, 1913. The mill had been operated with steam power until 1911, when Odessa finally received electric power. A malfunctioning switch on the electric motor which now powered the milling machinery caused the fire. The Odessa Record carried this report on the incident in its issue of June 27, 1913: When head miller Neal Leary went to throw the...
Sheriff's 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 criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. June 18: A Bald Ridge Road resident described construction trucks traveling at unsafe speeds. A caller advised dispatchers that a vehicle tailgated him on Morgan Street through Davenport. Wilbur...
Much of Monday night’s town council meeting dealt with the June 19 vandalism of Odessa’s public pool, which was originally scheduled to open Thursday, June 21. Sometime early the previous Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, someone threw a container of red dye into the pool that was later identified as the dye that is added to diesel fuel before it is sold. Because the additive can irritate the skin, the pool had to be drained and cleaned, delaying its opening from June 21 to...
Herb Burghard of Odessa attended the Ritzville Alumni Banquet on May 26 for his 75th class reunion. There were 350 people at the banquet, with dinner provided by The Longhorn of Airway Heights. Of the 57 graduates from the class of 1937, 12 members are still living. Burghard said he had a nice visit with his classmates. This will be the last Ritzville Alumni Banquet because Lind and Ritzville will merge their resources next year to hold a joint Lind/Ritzville Alumni...
Simon Joseph King was born June 3, 2012 to Kaci (Wilson) and Alex King of Odessa. Born at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Simon weighed 7 pounds and measured 21 inches. Grandparents are Matt and Laurie Wilson and Wes and Faye King, all of Odessa. Maternal great grandparents are Jim and June Walter of Odessa and Henry and the late Elizabeth Wilson. Paternal great grandparents are Bud and Gerry King of Odessa and the late Joe and Liz Abbey of Waitsburg,...
On June 20, 2012 our loving mother Patricia “Lorraine “ Goetz passed away in Spokane, Washington with her family at her side. She was born in Marlin, Wash. on December 31, 1924. She graduated from Marlin High School in 1942 and attended Whitworth College. On April 27, 1946 she married the love of her life Richard, “Dick” Goetz. Lorraine was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church and was the church organist. She was former President of the Odessa PTA, President of 4-H Leader...
Christ Lutheran Church youth have scheduled a Family Night with the Spokane Indians, Friday, July 13. They will leave the church at 4:00 p.m. Game time is 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be in Airway Heights for a quick burger. The tickets are $9 each with a $5 per person gas donation if you are riding the church bus. Tickets are limited as is seating on the bus. Youth entering 6th grade may attend without a parent. Please contact the church office, at 982-2411, if you are interested in attending as soon as possible. The church youth...
Odessa Record subscriber Larry Fisher of Spokane continues his series of articles on the history of the Batum/Lauer area (where his wife, the former Joyce Kiesz, grew up). Hi, here I am again. In The Odessa Record, the missile hubbub started in April, 1959. The papers dated 4/2/1959 and 5/14/1959 mentioned – A report says – Area to get two missile sites containing long range weapons – bids called for April 21. One site will be one mile north of Lamona on the Harms place. The other will be a few miles south of Batum on land...
The Ephrata Rotary Club is taking over sponsorship of the annual Basin Summer Sounds 3-on-3 basketball tournament this year. The name has been changed to “Rim 2 Rim.” The tournament will be held on July 20 and 21, with games starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The cost is $100 per 4-person team for those who register before July 8. Thereafter the cost increases to $125. Those registering late will NOT get a T-shirt. Registration forms are available online at www.ephratarotary.com....
The Bureau of Reclamation is advising people camping along the Lake Roosevelt shoreline over the July 4 weekend to be aware of potential dangers that could exist due to rapidly rising lake levels. The lake is impounded by Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River about 90 miles west of Spokane, Wash. “When camping along the shoreline, it is recommended that tents and other belongings be kept well away from the water’s edge,” said Lynne Brougher, public affairs officer. “Although the lake is a popular vacation spot, it is also...
Due to rehabilitation work on the fuel system, on-water fuel service will not be available at Daisy Station on Lake Roosevelt until further notice. These pumps will remain closed until the system upgrades have been completed. All other services at Daisy will be open for business including the roadside fuel pumps and the store. Five gallon portable cans will be available to move gas from the roadside pump to the boat dock to allow for fueling of boats. Please call 509-738-2995 for updated information. All services will be...
The Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) Spokane Regional Office would like to remind Pacific Northwest livestock producers of the livestock risk management programs available in all counties in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) program for fed cattle, feeder cattle, lamb and swine and the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) program for swine will begin sales for the 2013 crop year on July 2, 2012, and will continue through June 30, 2013 or until the maximum underwriting capacity is reached. LRP coverage p...
In order to facilitate greater input from the public and key stakeholders, including industry and public health groups, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that it is extending the public comment period for a proposed rule to require companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on federal and Indian lands. Notice of the 60-day extension, which resets the comment deadline for Sept. 10, 2012, is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Tuesday, June 26....
Byron Behne watches the grain markets for the Odessa Union Warehouse. 6/20/12: Not much changed for the grain markets, and the rally continued. Export sales will be out in the morning. Japan is in for 1.4 million bushels of western white. 6/22/12: Grain prices were strong out of the gate but moderated later in the day, as some forecasts put more moisture in the picture 6 to 15 days out for the corn belt. Changes to the forecasts and economic conditions in Europe over the weekend will determine our direction on Monday. A week...
In the Columbia Basin we are dependent on groundwater to provide over 90% of our drinking water and over 25% of the irrigated farming. The problem is that the deep basalt aquifers that provide our water supply contain ancient water and are not being recharged (see video http://www.youtube. com/watch?v =2cFOYvtJejw). The cities and towns in the Columbia Basin will soon receive a report of their groundwater conditions and future water supply. As a former Adams County Commissioner, irrigation supplier, orchardist and member of t...
The morning of March 5 seemed like any morning. It was a Monday, and as usual, I was moving too slowly to accomplish everything I wanted to do before leaving for work. I intended to chain the dogs that day, as a part of my (renewed daily but rarely acted upon) intent to stop their wandering. But the clip was rusted shut. “I’ll fix that when I get home,” I told myself. The dogs were kind of subdued that morning, and I was sure they weren’t going anywhere. I haven’t seen them...
As a result of our most recent Washington State Department of Health Survey, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center must be protected throughout the facility by an approved, supervised, automatic sprinkler system. Because it is an older facility, OMHC has been grandfathered in over the years. Now, however, it has become a requirement for us to ensure that the automatic sprinkler system is installed throughout the facility. Currently, most of the facility has adequate automatic sprinkler systems installed. The north wing of the hos...
The Odessa School Board met June 19 to consider an offer to purchase the old bus barn. The Odessa Trading Company’s offer of the district’s minimum asking price of $57,000 was accepted by unanimous vote of the board. The board discussed three bids it had received for the construction of two different sizes of a new storage facility for the district’s vehicles. The bid from Johnson Brothers Construction was accepted for erection of a 50' x 72' free-standing pole structure attached to the grandstand. The board asked for chang...
