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LINCOLN COUNTY – Washington state voters may soon receive a postcard from the U.S. Postal Service encouraging voters to “plan ahead” for the Nov. 3 General Election. Among the recommendations is to request a mail-in or absentee ballot at least 15 days before Election Day. The Washington Secretary of State said the “If you plan to vote by mail, plan ahead.” Postcard is misleading. “Voters in Washington do not need to request a ballot, as ballots are automatically mailed to a...
Voices across the state continue to ask the Governor to call a special session to allow lawmakers to balance the budget and address COVID-19 related policies. A special session would provide the legislative branch of government its first opportunity in more than five months to address problems caused by the pandemic. Sen. Hans Zeiger this week also sent his colleagues a letter calling on them to support a special session. From Sen. Zeiger’s letter (in-part): “I write five and...
DAVENPORT -- Gun owners anticipating the fall hunting season or hoping to get in some target practice are having more difficulty than normal buying ammo. According to national media reported in early August, gun sales in 2020 had already surpassed sales in 2019, but the available ammo stock wasn’t keeping pace. Area firearms dealers say there are several possible reasons for an ammo shortage. Mainly, the COVID-19 fallout caused a spike in gun sales, with ammo production struggling to keep up. “COVID is getting everybody wor...
LINCOLN COUNTY – Last week the Washington Secretary of State certified the primary election, announcing the 2020 voter turnout rate was the highest on record for a Primary since 1964 when over 840,000 people voted, representing a 56.06% turnout. This year more than 2.51 million people or 54.44% of all registered voters in Washington cast their ballots. “It’s gratifying to see that voters are excited, engaged, and eager to exercise their right to vote and make their voices heard,” said Assistant Secretary of State Mark Ne...
OLYMPIA - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal last week suspended implementation of the controversial new "inclusive" sexual education requirements, at least for the fall. In a July 21 bulletin to schools officials statewide, Reykdal cited Referendum 90 qualifying for the Nov. 3 general election for the suspension. "At this time, districts are not required to implement the new requirements outlined in S.B. 5395 for the 2020–21 school year," he wrote. Refer...
DAVENPORT – Ballots for the Aug. 4 primary election are set to be mailed out to the 7,548 registered voters in Lincoln County this week in preparation for what Auditor Shelly Johnston called a "nominating" election. "This is an election that essentially winnows down the number of candidates for the offices that are open," Johnston explained. Washington State has a "top two" primary system that allows the top-two vote getters, regardless of party, to advance to the general e...
Welcome to the segregated public schools of Washington state. According to the “Reopening Washington Schools 2020 District Planning Guide,” some public school students are more equal than others when it comes to returning to the classroom in the fall. The previously released guide from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has come under fire on social media for its discriminatory approach to restarting schools this fall in the wake of the coronavirus sca...
What once seemed inevitable is now growing unlikely – a special session to balance the state’s budget. This is why it was so important to act before the new spending increases took effect on July 1. Once we started the new fiscal year, the likelihood of a special session dropped. By waiting until August, the September revenue forecast is just around corner. Then after September, the November election is just a jump away. Then the temptation to delay until January becomes eve...
Perhaps 2020 will be best described in history books as the year a virus from China caused a global pandemic, massive riots erupted across the country, the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum, and there was an attempt to rewrite American history - all leading to what is sure to be an interesting November at the polls. If you are like me, you've likely been trying to tune out the national media to retain a little bit of self-worth and delay the onset of manic...
OLYMPIA – More voters participated in Washington's March 10 presidential primary than in any presidential primary before, according to vote counts certified today by Secretary of State Kim Wyman that totaled 49.56% turnout. Said Wyman, "This presidential primary made history even before Election Day by marking the first time in state history both major political parties would use the results to allocate their delegates to the national conventions. It will now go down in history as drawing the highest turnout ever for a W...
JANTZ Helen J. (Sinkey), (age 79) – Passed away after a short battle with cancer on January 8, 2020 at her home in Davenport, WA. Helen was born September 28, 1940 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She lived in Michigan and Hayden Lake during her early years. In the 7th grade, her family moved to Davenport, WA. Helen graduated from Davenport High School (1959) and married her high school sweetheart Donald Jantz in 1960. Don and Helen moved to the family farm north of Davenport. T...
City Council The Harrington City Council met February 13 at city hall with Mayor Justin Slack, Clerk Bunny Haugan, council members Peter Davenport, Cherie MacClellan, Tim Tipton, Levi Schenk and Nathan Luck present, along with maintenance supervisor Scott McGowan and one visitor Jess Silhan. Last month Nathan Luck and Cherie MacClellan were placed on a committee to gather information on the various options the city has regarding the McGregor building on city property across SR 28 from the city lagoons. It was quickly...
HOHS events meeting The Harrington Opera House Society’s events committee met January 21 at city hall with Robert Vierschilling, Heather Slack, Kris Moritz, Ellen Evans, Mark Stedman, Karen Robertson and Linda Wagner present. In preparation for the meeting, an Excel workbook was prepared for viewing on the DropBox website showing some of the possible future events being considered. Robertson said: “The meeting was very productive with several more ideas, performers and presenters added to the list of potential events. Bef...
HOHS The Harrington Opera House Society met January 6 for its annual meeting in the Art Room with the following in attendance: Ellen Evans, Billie and Gordon Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Dan and Cindy Hino, Becky Moeller, Karen Robertson, Marge Womach and Linda Wagner. The arrival of the emergency chair for stairway exit was announced. A by-laws change was made to remove “engineer” as a position. Discussion was held regarding the membership drive and annual newsletter. The Society received a let...
Our look back at 2019 continues... July In a project spearheaded by Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman of Experience Quilts with the help of many Odessa quilters, red, white and blue “valor quilts” were distributed to elderly veterans at a July 4 quilt show at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The Firemen’s Barbecue on July 4 served close to 300 people on a nice warm summer day. Odessa High School sent 29 of its FBLA chapter members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Five teams made it into...
Our look back at 2019 continues... July In a project spearheaded by Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman of Experience Quilts with the help of many Odessa quilters, red, white and blue “valor quilts” were distributed to elderly veterans at a July 4 quilt show at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. The Firemen’s Barbecue on July 4 served close to 300 people on a nice warm summer day. Odessa High School sent 29 of its FBLA chapter members to the FBLA National Leadership Conference held this year in San Antonio, Texas. Five teams made it into...
The December 10 meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce at noon in the public library was by far more sparsely attended than last month’s meeting at which several guests were present. Nevertheless, the members who were present Tuesday voted to adopt the proposed budget for 2020, which provided for conservative estimates for the coming year based on the past three year’s worth of actual values for each line item. Desert 100: Contact Chamber president Zach Schafer at 509-279-9870 about providing food at the 50th ann...
On Monday, January 21, we celebrate both Martin Luther King, Jr., Day and the inauguration of Barack Obama. Much has happened between the Civil Rights Movement, which began in 1954 with Brown vs. Board of Education, to the election of America’s first bi-racial president to another term in office. In April of 1968, King went to Memphis, Tennessee, to support the sanitation workers striking for better working conditions and a living wage. Not only had he fought discrimination against all minorities in this country, he also c...
A synopsis of the main events of 2012, as reported in The Odessa Record, follows below: January At the beginning of January 2012, police were following up and investigating the third break-in at Odessa Drug within the past several months. Narcotic drugs were the target and were the only items taken. This third break-in came early on December 26, 2011, even after proprietor Ted Bruya had installed surveillance cameras in the store. Unfortunately for law enforcement personnel,...
