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Larry Condon of the Barr-Tech regional waste-management facility on the eastern edge of Lincoln County gives much of the credit for the success of the startup business to the Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA). “It was a great team effort – everybody worked together,” said Condon, referring to not only the OPDA but the Lincoln County Economic Development Council (EDC), Lincoln County in general and the communities of Sprague, Davenport, Reardan and Odessa. “Linc...
Last week Thursday night, or perhaps in the wee hours of Friday morning (night of July 28-29), thieves once again (The Record reported on an earlier break-in at Odessa Drug in March of 2008) broke into Odessa Drug, making off with all of the narcotic painkillers they could find, as well as about $200 in cash, said owner Ted Bruya. Two whole shelves inside the pharmacy were emptied. “They took everything that started with “hydro” or “oxy,” said store employee Megan Clark, “e...
It is nothing new. For most of our history, it has been common to say and practice that children are to be seen and not heard, to speak only when spoken to. Then we went through a period when it was popular to not stifle our children with so many rules and boundaries, instead, letting them blossom and be creative, expressing themselves in their own way. It appears that the no-boundaries type of parenting may have resulted in a generation of children who have pushed those who...
The waves of grain have begun to fall to the combine-harvester’s sickle. The wheat harvest began last Monday with the first load of wheat hauled to the Ruff elevator of the Odessa Trading Co./Ritzville Warehouse. Mark Cronrath, grain manager at OTC, says the wheat coming in has been nice and dry, with tests showing a range of 10 down to 8.2 for moisture content. Dryland wheat, he said, has been running from the high 50s to the low 70s in terms of bushels to the acre. No i...
Lost in the news over the economic crisis in Europe and the debt ceiling debate in the United States was the unceremonious end of NASA’s space shuttle program. When Atlantis touched down in Florida just before dawn on July 21, there were no marching bands or boastful speeches, and the small crowds at the Kennedy and Johnson space centers were composed mainly of NASA workers and their families. In fact, the ending of the shuttle program barely merited a mention on the n...
Out of sight, out of mind. (At my age, alas, I no longer live within the confines of that dictum. I can forget, misplace and overlook things that are smack in front of my face. But I digress.) What many folks can’t see they can indeed overlook. And all too many Americans have never seen what happens to the water that flows down the kitchen sink and out of the house. But with each load of laundry or flush of the toilet, we create wastewater that gets mingled together and h...
I have an unhealthy relationship with cheese. It all began years ago when my mother handed me a slice of Velveeta (probably to get me to shut up.) It was love at first taste, even though the thought makes me feel a little ill today. Since then, my attraction to cheese has narrowed itself to one and one alone: The Tillamook Cheddar Baby Loaf. I can hear it calling me as soon as I walk in the door of the grocery. A magnetic force seems to pull me toward the dairy section. Skim...
I read with interest your article on water diversion to Crab Creek proposed in 1931, and felt the need to offer a correction and expansion on the Big Bend Water Resource group’s efforts. The plan to reuse polished water from Spokane’s waste treatment did not die because Lake Creek filled up (and dried out again.) It died because, in my opinion, the City of Spokane had no interest in the project. The City of Spokane has no interest in the project because the Department of Ecology permits them to release their waste water int...
Nickolas Steven Campbell died after a boating accident on Lake Roosevelt on July 23, 2011. He was 19 years old. Nick was born May 5, 1992 in Spokane. He was a 2010 graduate of Odessa High School, where he was a four-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball. He was also a certified lifeguard. Nick lived in Spokane and was employed by RNR-RV. Nick loved his family and friends. He especially enjoyed the out-doors … hunting, fishing, camping, go-cart racing, and b...
Ronald Kae Stehr, 74, died July 31, 2011 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane from complications of diabetes. Ron was born in Odessa September 23, 1936, where he resided on the farm with his parents, Fred and Helen Stehr, brothers Les and Tom and sister Peggy. Ron graduated from Odessa High School in 1954 and spent two years in the U.S. Army. Upon coming home to Odessa he continued on the family farm with his wife Delores, children Tami, Jeff and Juli, until he moved to...
One of the first persons to settle in southwestern Lincoln County, long before Odessa came into existence, was Pat Sullivan, Like many of the first pioneers, he was legendary. Somewhat of a recluse, not much was known about his background. His ranch was in Marlin Hollow, and Sullivan Lake is named for him. Sullivan died August 18, 1908, at his home. The Odessa Record in its issue of August 21 reported the death and at the same time gave its readers a lesson in temperance. Word reached town Monday evening of the death of...
Lovely, just ripe, peaches tempted me at the market this week. Remembering that I had saved an unusual peach based recipe from Better Homes and Garden Magazine, I purchased six and proceeded to make Cheesecake-Stuffed Peaches. The recipe is attributed to Dee Guelcher of Acworth, Georgia. Several cooking websites sent out email reminders that this is National Cheesecake Week. The hour or so baking time for traditional cheesecake seems a bit daunting during August heat, but...
Staff Sergeant Phillip McClanahan, son of Erin Volkmann and stepfather Paul Volkmann of Spokane and grandson of Dave and Joyce McClanahan of Odessa, recently received his Air Force Crew Wings after completing the Basic Sensor Operator Class at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He finished the class as one of only two distinguished graduates. He was pleasantly surprised to have his brother, Ben Volkmann, who lives in Houston, Texas, pin on his wings. Both Phil and...
“We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.” (James 3:2) As I was thinking about this and what standards we put on ourselves as people and even as Christians, I thought how many times I fail to meet the standard that I have set up for myself. Then I get down on myself because I am not able to meet my self-imposed standard. I wonder if God just laughs at us sometimes, wondering why we do this to ourselves. God is looking at the heart and...
With completion of the GWMA groundwater model, identifying solutions begins with the launch of two new modeling projects to assess municipal groundwater supplies and identify sustainable wells along the east low canal. For the past two years, the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area (GWMA) has been developing a sophisticated computational groundwater model of the four Columbia Basin counties. This year the state appropriated $1.0 million for GWMA “to use the model to help answer critical questions about groundwater s...
The Odessa School District Curriculum Advisory Committee has new openings for elementary and middle-school parent representatives. Parents of Odessa students who are interested in serving on this committee are invited to contact or leave a message for Bev Scherr at 982-2111, Ext. 108, or to contact the school district office at 982-2668. The Curriculum Advisory Committee plans to meet at 7:30 a.m. each month on the Thursday one week prior to the monthly School Board Meeting. The names of interested candidates will be...
The board of directors held a budget workshop prior to the beginning of the July 27 meeting of the Odessa School Board. School superintendent Suellen White explained aspects of the new funding formula being used for the first time for the coming school year. The formula is used to determine how changes in student population effect apportionment of state funds to the districts. White said she was concerned about micro-management of school districts by the state legislature when using the formula, because it could affect local...
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. July 25: A Davenport woman reported a possible violation of a protection order after receiving several unwanted calls to her cell phone and an unwanted individual showed up at her residence. About...
A $1,000 grand prize is being offered to the last poet standing in a free contest sponsored by the Celestial Arts Society. There are 50 prizes in all totaling $5,000. Poems of 21 lines or fewer on any subject and in any style will be judged by the contest director Dr. James Cameron. “I encourage poets to send in the poem they’re most proud of” he says. “I know this contest will produce exciting discoveries!” Entries must be received by August 31, and may be submitted by mail to Free Poetry Contests, 221 N. Central Ave. #228...
