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DAVENPORT – School leaders and the board aren’t happy with recent mandates brought down by the state, state superintendent Chris Reykdal and Gov. Jay Inslee. After making some tweaks, the board agreed to sign on to a letter penned by Davenport superintendent Jim Kowalkowski, middle/high school principal Chad Prewitt and elementary principal Noelle Carstens to Inslee with three specific requests at the board’s Aug. 16 meeting. The first request asked Inslee to pivot from Reykdal’s recommendation that all school employe...
"Cruize On In" says the brand new sign that went up last week on the former Odessa Drive-In. This week it opened for business, and all of a sudden Odessa once again had four different eateries to choose from. Photo by Terrie Schmidt-Crosby....
Supply List Preschool 1 reg. backpack, labeled with student’s name 1 box 24 Crayola crayons 2 boxes washable markers 4 large glue sticks 2 large boxes facial tissues Kindergarten 1 regular backpack, labeled with student’s name 2 small glue sticks 1 pink pearl eraser 1 box 24 Crayola crayons 1 box 12-24 colored pencils 1 box washable markers 1 pair headphones 1 pair metal safety scissors 2 large boxes facial tissues (do not label) Grade 1 1 reg. backpack, labeled with student’s name 1 box 24 Crayola crayons 2 pink pearl erase...
Lois Marie (Tiffany) Harp passed away on July 31st, 2021, looking out at one of her favorite places - Lake Roosevelt – from the house of her dreams in Lincoln, Wash. Friends and family will forever remember the countless afternoons on the beach and water - soaking up sun, deep belly laughs, and making beautiful memories. Lois loved those afternoons and the people she spent them with. Lake Roosevelt was an extension of “home” for Lois, and she got to spend her final days “at h...
Dale Loren Ramm, 65, passed away on Aug. 3rd, 2021 at the Odessa Memorial Hospital after a progressive battle with brain cancer. Dale was born on Sept. 1, 1955, to Adolph and Esther (Jasman) Ramm in Odessa, Wash. After graduating from Odessa High School, he attended Spokane Community College where he met his wife Kim (Bucher) Ramm. They moved back to Odessa, where they owned Ramm Hardware for 35 years. Dale was passionate about his community and was an avid volunteer for the...
ODESSA – The Odessa Town Council met Monday evening in the public library. Mayor Bill Crossley first convened the scheduled public hearing regarding the purchase of a truck by the Public Works Dept. to replace a current vehicle with more than 100,000 miles on it and a police car by the Town Marshal’s office to replace the Ford Explorer currently in service, which continues to have costly mechanical problems. Its latest issue is failure of the vehicle’s air conditioning system. Given this summer’s excessive heat, Crossle...
The latest vote count in the Aug. 3 primary election took place Aug. 9 and saw voter turnout climb to 27% of Lincoln County’s registered voters. Adam Walser, running unopposed for the unexpired term of Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, received 2,045 votes or 97.01% of the total. There were 63 write-in votes cast (2.99%). Total votes cast were 2,108. The only other race on Odessa ballots was for the Town of Odessa’s Councilman No. 4 position, where Alberto Reyes led the race with 162 votes (64.03%), followed by Amanda Wal...
ODESSA – The $68,000 grant from Lowe's, won recently through a joint effort by Odessa non-profit groups and volunteers in the Lowe's 100 Hometowns project (see July 29, 2021 issue of The Odessa Record at www.odessarecord.com for the full story), is being put to good use. This past weekend, members of the Odessa Lion's Club and a group of volunteer students worked to remove the false ceiling in the south room of the Old Town Hall. The volunteers are helping to restore the r...
SPRAGUE – The primary race for Sprague mayor has one candidate holding a solid position to advance to the general election, while the second spot remains contested between three candidates as of press time. M. Shawn Coombs had 53 votes as of press time and is in first place. Sunnie Fortin was barely in second place with 23 votes, but Sprague business owner Dorothy Giddings was right behind with 19 votes with 10 ballots left to count countywide. Timothy Wilkens isn’t far behind Giddings with 16 votes, while fifth can...
DAVENPORT – 6th Street Café and Pizza and Romriell Dentistry are temporarily closed due to COVID-19 issues amongst employees. Both closed their doors last week and will be closed through the start of next week. COVID-19 rates had plummeted in Lincoln County by the beginning of July, but the widespread Delta Variant has caused a surge in local cases. The county had seen 25 new cases in a 14-day span as of July 30 and has had nine more cases this week, creating 34 new cases in a 19-day span. The county had almost zero CO...
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 Traffic stops: 5 A caller complained about people speeding on Miles-Creston Road near her house, saying the speeding cars were close to causing accidents. A collision was reported at Fort Spokane where a you...
ODESSA – A lack of communication and differing approaches among members of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce board of directors has led to an organization and a community in uproar, with Deutschesfest 2021 only two months away. A community meeting held in mid-July, according to some attendees was quite vitriolic in nature. One immediate result was that board member Jax Allen announced to her fellow board members that she was unwilling to continue as a member of the board. Another board member, Michelle Melgren, had already r...
MALSTROM AFB, Mont.– Casey Schlomer, a graduate of Odessa High School in 2016, now has tangible proof from the U.S. Air Force of her promotion to the rank of senior airman. She recently received the certificate shown above from her superiors. Casey is stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Montana, home of the 341st Missile Wing of the Air Force Global Strike Command, where she works in security enforcement. Casey is the daughter of Amy and Kevin Schaefer and J...
ODESSA – The 2021 downtown Odessa Christian Music Freedom Festival, sponsored by Rolling Thunder Pizza and benefiting the local Odessa Guitar Ministry for Kids, was held July 24 in downtown Odessa. The festival began in 2019 and has grown exponentially despite the pandemic year of 2020, which led to the event being broadcast via Facebook live and drawing a larger regional audience. By January of 2021, a full lineup of visiting bands from Idaho and Spokane and plenty of local talent was in place for this year’s event. The gues...
Summer 2021 has produced a very long string of hot, rainless days. I have said on a number of occasions, we skipped July and went straight to August in the weather department. Thankfully, most days have been blessed with cool nights. As an early riser, the cold mornings make me think comfort food, but by noon the idea of macaroni and cheese has turned into pasta salad. Tuck this recipe for Super Macaroni & Cheese away for the first true autumn day. Clarene Haynie shared this...
ODESSA – Elizabeth Hayashi, daughter of Pastor Jon and Michelle Hayashi is studying filmmaking at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif. Now home in Odessa for the summer, she calls upon a number of Odessa residents to be extras in her short film project entitled Mirrors. Acting as pew-sitters and potluck-meal attendees for the film, those participating get a glimpse of the hard work, attention to detail and the many takes and retakes involved in each film scene. Lighting and background are as important as actions and d...
Keller Ferry reopened July 29 at 11 a.m. following mechanical repairs to the Sanpoil ferry. Smoky air in the region this past weekend and into Monday ranged from “unhealthy” to nearly “hazardous” and temperatures again soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Mainline water pipe installation beneath Odessa streets continues this summer as contractors work with the town and with CenturyWest Engineering of Spokane on a major infrastructure project....
ODESSA – The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library (also available via ZOOM) on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, preceded by a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. to discuss staffing considerations. The meeting was publicized by posted notice and notices presented to the administration, union presidents, board members and the newspaper. Board chair Ed Deife opened the scheduled budget hearing at 6 p.m., during which school Superintendent Dan Read gave a brief overview of the 2...
ODESSA – The primary election held August 3, 2021, was of limited interest to Odessa area voters. Only two items appeared on ballots received by local citizens. One was for Adam Walser, running unopposed, for the unexpired term of Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney. The position is that vacated by former prosecutor Jeff Barkdull of Davenport, when he was elected Superior Court Judge in the last general election. The other race to be decided by Odessa voters was for the Town of Odessa’s Councilman No. 4 position. Inc...
Construction efforts continue throughout the town of Odessa as contractors install water mains and then repair roadways. Here the work is being done on South Fourth Street....
ODESSA – The Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society is thrilled to be one of the 100 impact projects that are the cornerstone of 100 Hometowns, an initiative to celebrate Lowe's centennial. Lowe's received more than 2,200 submissions to the 100 Hometowns program, which invited people across the country to nominate their hometown projects in need. The 100 Hometowns program will complete 100 projects across 37 states that rebuild areas reeling from natural disasters, repair c...
1 years ago July 29, 1921 Harvest is well underway all over the Odessa country and the yields are turning out even better than anticipated during the critical time about three weeks ago. In some localities the yield is no better than last year, but the general average is much better, and conservative men like W.L. Smith now predict a general average of about 15 bushels an acre. Wheat hauling has begun, and Sol Reiman, manager of the Odessa Union Warehouse company, reports that wheat is rolling into all of his company’s s...
Milton James (Jim/Zimpy) Zimprich, 84, passed away July 11, 2021 at the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center after a long battle with cancer. Jim was born on May 13, 1937 in Spokane, Wash. to Milton and Betty Zimprich. Jim is survived by his wife Lora, four children Denise (Benny), Jim (Sue), Tammi and Tony; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren that brought him such joy and his sister Pat. Graveside Inurnment was held on Fri., July 23, 2021 at...
ODESSA – Harvest in Odessa is progressing rapidly this year. The lack of rain and the higher than normal temperatures have reduced yields across the board by about 40 to 50% according to Mark Cronrath of the Odessa Trading Company. Quality is also just so-so, he says. Odessa area farmers were blessed with several back-to-back years of very good crops leading up to what Cronrath calls this "insurance year" in which low yields will lead many farmers to file insurance claims o...
ODESSA – After months of only ZOOM meetings via computer, followed by more months of social distancing in the community center, the Odessa Town Council met at its ‘normal’ venue, the public library, on Monday evening, with access also available via ZOOM and Wi-Fi. A few community members also attended. Council members had their first look at a proposed 10-year contract with Consolidated Disposal Services, Inc. that is due for renewal in March of 2022. No action was taken, as council opted to take more time to study the propos...
