Articles from the August 21, 2014 edition
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Pastor's Corner; Can you read?
St. Joseph Catholic Church "Of course," you say. But in all fairness, I didn't ask the whole question. After all, there are only so many words you can fit into the title of an artic... — Updated 8/20/2014
Storm downed trees in park and cemetery
Aug. 13, Mayor Paul Gilliland called to order the meeting of the city council with members Terry Howe, Rick Becker, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Mike Cronrath present and Bunny... — Updated 8/20/2014
Street work begins, draws protests over tree removal
The Fourth Avenue street renewal project is proceeding according to plan. As stated in the call for bids published in The Odessa Record on July 3, 2014, the project is to... — Updated 8/20/2014
Loading train cars not as simple as one might think
Garrett Jensen and Brady Haase were working to load train cars with soft white winter wheat headed for Portland last week. These cars will be headed first to Spokane, then Pasco and eventually, Portland. Jensen said, “Once c... — Updated 8/20/2014
Odessa baseball players back home after second-place win
As reported in our August 7 edition, two Odessa High School sophomores played in an international baseball tournament in Italy. Brad Johnston and Chance Messer have now returned... — Updated 8/20/2014
History of the Great Northern Railroad in Harrington - Part 3
Great Northern Railroad - Part 1, submitted by Marjorie Womach, was published on July 10 and Part 2 on July 17. Anyone interested in additional information on Northwest railroads may come to The Record office where we have several... — Updated 8/20/2014
Cabbage rolls ready for fest
Odessa's preparations for the upcoming Deutsches Fest, September 19, 20 and 21, are moving forward, as the groups providing homemade German food get together to assemble the dishes... — Updated 8/20/2014
Odessa Grain
The latest cash grain market here showed Soft White Wheat up at $6.13. Hard Red Winter is up at $6.64. DNS is up at $7.32. Barley is down at $148/ton.... — Updated 8/20/2014
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Birthdays for Aug. 21: Daryl Holvermale. Aug. 22: Randy Walter, Jennifer Walter, Michael Jeske. Aug. 23: Carter Pitts, Ashley Ross, Barb Greenwalt, Jesse Scheller. Aug. 24: Vincent Wheeler, Tim DeWulf, Ezekiel Chavez. Aug. 25: Tom... — Updated 8/20/2014
Odessa Senior Menu
Wednesday, August 27: Lasagna, green beans, Caesar salad, chilled peaches, garlic bread, frosted cake. Thursday, August 28: Baked fish filet, twice baked potatoes, broccoli salad, glazed carrots, Oregon berries, ww roll, lemon... — Updated 8/20/2014
Use caution getting to school
The road construction project on 4th Avenue is going to have a major impact on traffic around the school until the road reopens. The school bus zone will be on the north side of the school, so there will be no parking on the south... — Updated 8/20/2014
Harvest down by a third
Harvest is over in the Odessa region, and according to market experts at both the Odessa Trading Company and the Odessa Union Warehouse, the crop this year is said to have been reduced by about one third compared to what farmers... — Updated 8/20/2014
Avista board okays dividend
On August 8, 2014, Avista Corp.’s (NYSE: AVA) board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3175 per share on the company’s common stock. The common stock dividend is payable September 15, 2014, to shareholders of rec... — Updated 8/20/2014
Electric and gas rates to rise
Avista has announced that a full settlement agreement has been reached in its Washington electric and natural gas rate case. The company filed a general rate request February 4, 2014 to increase electric and natural gas base rates... — Updated 8/20/2014
Letter to the Editor; Business is not so good for some of us
To the Editor: I knew a lady who got into a home business in 1995. She was very successful in Texas. Then her marriage ended, and she had to put her toy aside and go to work for real. After two years, she became very sick and had... — Updated 8/20/2014
Oom Pas & Mas to play at Ritz Theatre
The Ritzville Downtown Development Association is proud to present the Oom Pas & Mas in concert on Saturday, August 23, at the Ritz Theatre. Doors will open at 7 p.m.; Oom Pas & Mas will step on stage at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10... — Updated 8/20/2014
Letter to the Editor; Historical story hits close to home for this Record reader
To the Editor: The article about the Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ott Golden Anniversary was written by my mother Margaret (Snider) Wood. She was so happy that The Record printed her story, and I have a copy in my scrapbook. She loved... — Updated 8/20/2014
Organization offers seminar on resilience for ranchers
In light of the recent devastating fires and other challenges facing northwest ranchers, the Pacific Northwest Center for Holistic Management (PNCHM) presents a complimentary three-hour seminar on September 6, 2014 for ranchers... — Updated 8/20/2014
Our trip to Hawaii (almost)
On our 25th wedding anniversary, Tom and I had decided to be brave and fly to Hawaii, though neither of us like flying, especially over the ocean. Our plans began to grow. We saved our money. When was the best time to go? When was... — Updated 8/20/2014
Volunteers needed for youth activities
We are currently looking for volunteers to run the Youth Garden. Several of the kid-friendly events that we had lined up have backed out or are too expensive. The youth garden may be our only kid friendly option.Our plan is to... — Updated 8/20/2014
Court Report
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 w... — Updated 8/20/2014
Market Perspective
By PEARSON BURKE Wheat markets continue to consolidate. On the charts, Chicago wheat has formed a double bottom; we will see if that holds. If so, then the downtrend has been broken and at least a sideways pattern can be expected.... — Updated 8/20/2014
Letter to the Editor; Values and character of Truman better than Clinton
What a difference 50 years can make in the life of a former president. Harry Truman went from being the most powerful man in the world to basically being a pauper who had to borrow money to pay his bills. He received no support... — Updated 8/20/2014
This Week in Odessa History
1 years ago From the Odessa Record August 20, 1914 The Great Northern has come up with a novel advertising idea. Its boxcars carry a circular sign containing in its center a picture of a mountain goat at the crest of a snow... — Updated 8/20/2014
Harrington News
The Harrington Opera House Society met for their monthly meeting, opened by President Mark Stedman and attended by Sheryl Stedman, Becky and Stephen Hardy, Carol, Edwin and Bunny Haugan, Billie and Gordon Herron, D. P. Charlton,... — Updated 8/20/2014