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The Harrington Library Board hosted a "Legos in the Library" after-school event last Thursday. Thirty Kindergarten through eighth-grade children brought bags and boxes of Legos to have a building extravaganza! Spaceships, helicopters, trucks, castles and police stations were just a few of the creations seen throughout the library. One lucky student was the winner of the Minecraft Lego set raffle. This event is the first of many the library plans to have to encourage 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. Monday, March 6: Deputies investigated a machine shop burglary on Corbett Draw Road in the Almira area. Three sheets of plywood were reported missing. Someone stole a trailer hitch valued at abo...
A crowd filled the cafeteria of the Odessa schools March 8 for the special meeting called by the Harrington and Odessa School Boards for the purpose of discussing further the athletic cooperative between the two districts. The group was about evenly represented by people from Harrington and Odessa. Both communities have had open meetings in their respective towns this winter to discuss various aspects of the cooperative (see sidebar for the report by Mark Smith of the Davenport Times on the Harrington meeting). The meeting wa...
Harrington Opera House Society The Society met Monday evening, March 6, for its monthly meeting in the Art Room of the opera house. Present were Billie and Gordon Herron, Bunny Haugan, Cade Clarke, Sheryl Stedman, Cherie MacClellan, Carol, Linda Wagner and Marge Womach. This year the secretary sent out 186 newsletters which have brought in donations and memberships. Last year, the newsletter rate of response was about 25 percent, which most groups consider to be a good return for the investment. Carol reported from the...
Car enthusiasts Recently, the Inland Northwest Car Club Council met at Northern Quest Casino and Resort for their 2016 Man of the Year award meeting with more than 150 car enthusiasts attending, including locals Allen Barth and Paul Charlton. Their newsletter says it all, “This year’s Man of the Year loves cars, in fact he makes his living restoring cars. He likes to talk about cars and is an encyclopedia of information on many makes and models; he is one of those guys you can go to for anything. Need a special part, a spe...
On Friday, February 24, Odessa High School's Knowledge Bowl team headed to Whitworth University in Spokane for the annual regional competition. In the B1 division, Odessa finished second (by one point) behind Garfield/Palouse. The nine schools competing in B1 are listed below with their scores: 1. GarPal 81 2. Odessa 80 3. Riverside (2) 76 4. ACH 69 5. Lakeside (2) 62 6. Oakesdale 56 7. Valley Christian 51 8. St. John-Endicott 30 9. Harrington 30 The four teams heading to...
Several members of the community requested that the school board discuss with them their concerns regarding the O-H athletic co-op. Board chairman Ed Deife began by asking those in attendance to share their thoughts and concerns. Prior to the discussion, superintendent Dan Read asked those present to provide feedback in writing by listing the pros and cons of the cooperative on handouts he provided. What appeared to concern those present the most was a perceived lack of...
Early history As early as 1886, there is evidence of "Literaries" being held in area communities as they were being formed. These groups consisted of programs containing debates, musical performances, dramatic performances, solos, orchestras, oratorical contests, recitations, songs and/or dialogues. Most of the literary groups were eventually involved in competitive debates with other small communities. During the busy farming seasons the literaries were halted and resumed...
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. Monday, Feb. 20: Sandbags were filled and positioned to try to head off flooding in the city of Sprague. A vehicle slide-off was reported on SR 231 in the north end of the canyon. Two county jail inm...
Grants from the Washington State Library and Inland Northwest Community Foundation mean that kids in Lincoln and Adams counties can take advantage of a fun summer day camp beginning this July. The day camp program, called Stimulating Summers, will be available in Reardan, Harrington and Lind. The day camp will run for six weeks beginning July 3 and ending August 11. Registration will begin in early April and will cost $50 a week. Morning activities are being planned around themes such as pirates, astronomy (partial solar...
Library board meeting Staci Rasmussen, Susan Larmer, Grace Moeller, Marge Womach and Mayor Dillon Haas met Thursday, February 16, to assess the KOHA bar-code software program. The Harrington Public Library has a contract with the Washington State Library to use the program at no charge. Haas said he worked with the system over the last weekend and, with a telephone assist from Gary Bortel of the Washington State Library, received adequate instruction to process books for about three hours to become familiar with the system....
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. Monday, Feb. 13: A vehicle slid off Long Lake Road east of SR 231. A tow truck was used to pull a vehicle from a ditch on SR 174 in the Wilbur area. Odessa Police investigated a report that a man...
1 years ago The Odessa Record February 16, 1917 Catholics build house and hall. The members of the Odessa St. Joseph's Catholic Church have announced a change in the building program they had outlined for this spring and arrangements are now completed for the enlargement of the plans, which originally only called for a home for Father Phillip so they now include also a parish hall, both of which will be under one roof, the hall to occupy the basement floor. The estimated...
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. Monday, Feb. 6: No one was reported injured as a result of a vehicle going into a ditch adjacent to SR 231 near Bergeron Road. A pickup truck landed on its top as a result of a rollover collision on...
Harrington Opera House Society The Harrington Opera House Society met Monday, February 6, in the Art Room with Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Linda Wagner, Carol Giles, Marge Womach, Cade Clarke, Karen Robertson, Cherie MacClellan and Dillon Haas present. The revision of the rental agreement for the facility was presented and accepted. Discussion was held on grants in general. The building committee has accepted the work of architect Sue Lani Madsen and the completion of the as-built d...
Pomeroy In Harrington, Tuesday, January 24, the Titan girls lost to Pomeroy by a final score of 29-53. O-H 7 2 9 11 29 Pom 15 21 14 3 53 Caitlyn Schuh led the team in scoring with 13 points and getting three rebounds. The Davison sisters each added seven points, with Maleah also getting eight rebounds and McKennah getting three. Tash Sheldon had four rebounds. Wellpinit On Friday, February 3, the girls played Wellpinit in Harrington, losing 39-76. O-H 10 8 8 13 39 Wellp 26 21 18 11 76 Ma. Davison led the Titan scoring with...
Round about town One day this past week Gene and Pam Dietrich were seen entering their building, formerly known as the Harrington Haus, which had been taken off the market while the John Dempsey family were cleaning, clearing, repairing and rebuilding the interior of the establishment. Apparently Dempsey gave up interest in ownership of the building, as he was last seen headed for Oregon where he intended to drive truck for an occupation. The community is anxious to see what, if anything, will happen next to this historic...
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. Monday, Jan. 30: Responding to the Hillcrest Apartments, Wilbur ambulance personnel assisted a man who may have suffered a stroke. A Reardan woman reported receiving several scam phone calls from ind...
The Lincoln County Economic Development Council distributed its annual progress report to the organization’s membership in January. Here are some of the reported activities from 2016: The EDC contracted with Odessa and Sprague to perform income surveys of their communities after inaccurate federal data left them ineligible for grants, an error that only an income survey can reverse. The outcome was positive, with the two communities receiving a combined $1.34 million in infrastructure grants, plus the possibility of more. L...
The semi-annual joint board meeting of the Odessa-Harrington Athletic Cooperative was held in Harrington on February 1. Odessa school superintendent Dan Read brought up financial and logistical issues and prompted a discussion of the future of the cooperative. In a report to his staff, he said that he brought up these subjects intentionally because he knew that conversations were taking place in both communities that needed to come out in a public forum. He also said he expected tension at the meeting, as numerous people in...
1 years ago The Odessa Record February 2, 1917 Auto licenses for 1917-18. Secretary of State I.M. Howell is already making preparations for handling the 1917 rush, when all machines in the state must be re-licensed. Howell will issue the licenses and wrap up the new number plates and hold both in readiness for mailing. The scheme can only be used by those who carried licenses for 1916, for otherwise a man purchasing a new car could make application with the county auditor...
Winter As told by Mrs. John F. Green, "The winter of 1887-1888 was one of the coldest on record, the mercury going 30 degrees below zero, but we were good sports even when our breath froze in icicles on our bedding. In May we moved to the Lake Creek Ranch. The trip seemed interminable. In the fall A.L. Smalley took up a homestead near us. When he could no longer stand the solitude, he came to the ranch and begged for something to do to earn his board. We employed him to teach...
Pomeroy In Harrington, Tuesday, January 24, the Titan girls lost to Pomeroy by a final score of 29-53. O-H 7 2 9 11 29 Pom 15 21 14 3 53 No stats were received for this game prior to press time. Curlew On Friday, January 20, the girls played Curlew in Odessa, losing 43-69. O-H 7 2 9 11 48 Curlew 15 21 14 3 69 McKennah Davison was the leading Titan scorer with 18 points. Caitlyn Schuh and Maleah Davison had eight points each. In rebounding, Kassidy Crossley and Schuh each had...
The board workshop held in the Odessa School District office at 6:30 p.m. January 25 to discuss facilities issues was attended were superintendent Dan Read, principal Jamie Nelson, board chair Ed Deife, board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward and facilities supervisor Justin Parr. At 7 p.m., the group moved to the high school library for the general meeting and was joined by business manager Juli Weishaar, athletic director Bruce Todd and second-grade teacher Kim Todd. Read called for nominations for...
The Odessa Town Council met January 9 and 23 for its regularly scheduled Monday evening sessions in the Odessa Public Library. A synopsis of both meetings follows. Annexation of the Odessa Industrial Park and of residential areas on the south hill of Odessa has been tabled at the last two meetings, due primarily to other pressing business on the council’s agenda. Councilman Terry Goetz was elected by his fellow members to serve as mayor pro tem for the next six months. Building inspector for the town, Abby Reyes, has r...
