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Doesn’t it seem that all you hear from the President and the Democrats is “tax increase, tax increase,” and “tax the rich, tax the rich.” Well, according to the IRS there are 8,274 people who make over $10 million a year. That is a total of $240 billion dollars. Another 227,000 people earn a million or more a year. If you take all their money, it wouldn’t be enough to run the current government for a period of 20 days. Any tax increase passed by this administration will do nothing for the deficit. Doubling federal inc...
Since I am a newcomer I am now publicly resigning from the Chairmanship for the Arts and Crafts at Old Town Hall. You need to get a local person born in Odessa, WA. I don’t want to help you all. Mrs. Skidmore do you want to take over this leadership and find locals born in Odessa willing to help? Karen Brooks Odessa...
Marciel Ann (Michaliszyn) Holmes, 77, an Ephrata resident, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee after a year-long battle with aplastic anemia. She was born April 16, 1934 in Odessa to Gus and Ida Schorzman and raised on the family wheat farm northeast of Marlin. She graduated from Marlin High School in 1951 and continued her education at Kinman Business University in Spokane. Upon completion of her business degree she was employed by the Grant County Extension office and later became...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has recently been a recipient of Broselow Pediatric Emergency equipment. This new equipment became available through a grant that the East Region Emergency Medical System (EMS) received from the Washington State Department of Health. The goal of the EMS for Children State Partnership Program is to assist states in expanding and improving their capacity to reduce pediatric emergencies. The color-coded system is used during pediatric emergencies...
The Odessa Public Library will host Bill Kinyon from WorkSource in Colville, next Tuesday evening, August 23. WorkSource is partnering with the Odessa Public Library in offering the Odessa community the ability to apply for government or other jobs online, create a resume, find careers that match each individual's skills, and finding and applying for job openings around the State of Washington. Kinyon will be demonstrating online programs available at the Library on assessing and building skills on the computer (beginner...
Stephanie Holman, daughter of Craig and Ellen Holman of Lamona and 2009 Odessa High School graduate, has qualified for the Dean's Honor Roll at Whitworth University. Students who have earned a minimum 3.75 grade point average while registered for at least 12 semester credits in graded courses are given Dean's Honor Roll recognition. The honor roll includes membership in the Laureate Society and the opportunity to take two additional semester credits beyond the usual maximum of 17 free of charge. Holman will be a sophomore at...
Odessa-Harrington Titans Junior High football practice is scheduled to begin Monday, August 29 in Odessa. Athletes planning to turn out for the program have their physicals and athletic packets filled out when they arrive. Practice will start at 3:45 p.m. and athletes are asked to bring running gear for the first three days. Questions should be directed to Larry Weber at 988-0285....
Two unusual recipes were submitted over the past couple of weeks. The first comes from Judy Scrupps, her response to my request for favorite zucchini recipes. She explained that it was a casserole but it turned out in a loaf that you sliced. This savory Zucchini Casserole loaf has a firm quiche/bread like texture and is easy to prepare. It may be served warm or cold, and I found the little bit leftover was good lightly toasted the next day. Zucchini Casserole (loaf) 2 cups...
Odessa was a late bloomer when it came to electric power. It was not until August 22, 1910 that the lights went on. Other towns, including Harrington had been illuminated by electricity earlier, when the Washington Water Power’s line reached there. But Odessa had to wait until the line was extended farther to the west. The happy occasion was reported in The Odessa Record in its issue of August 26, 1910: The long-felt want has at last been filled in Odessa. Up to this time, the town has been without an adequate lighting s...
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. Aug. 8: A deputy cited the driver of a pickup truck towing a boat with an adult and juvenile in it as it traveled north on SR 25 near Porcupine Bay Road. A Davenport man reported a domestic assault...
Rural hospitals in communities across Washington state are striving to ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time. In recognition of these efforts, the Rural Healthcare Quality Network (RHQN) distributed awards in nine categories for hospitals meeting or exceeding the organization’s 2011 Quality Initiatives. The awards were presented during the network’s annual meeting in June. The complete list of the nine awarded categories, as well as a brief description of the three that Odessa Memorial Healthcare Cente...
My Sisters’ Closet, an antique and resale shop, will open for business this Saturday, August 13, in the VFW office space most recently occupied by Lyndsay’s Salon. Owner LoriLynn White has been working hard the past two weeks to prepare the space and to transfer an eclectic assortment of goods from her home to the retail space. A grand opening will be held the weekend of Deutschesfest, but White is anxious to get started on her new venture. She says that most of the items for...
Much of the Monday night town council meeting was taken up with discussion of a waiver request by Tom Schafer of Rocky Coulee Brewing Co., who is constructing a new building to be used for storage and to replace the rental tents used during special events at the brewery. Schafer submitted a letter to the council requesting that he be allowed to use the existing sewer hookup at the brewery. He stated that the building would have a bathroom plumbed in but that it would not be...
Midway Beverage of Moses Lake has been selected by Biergarten chair Ted Bruya and co-chair Justin Parr to be the distributor for supplying beer and other alcoholic beverages for this year’s Fest. Bruya and Parr solicited bids from both companies. Odom Corporation, which has been the distributor for the past several years, was the other bidder. Although Midway will be the main supplier, Bruya said, there are some products that Midway does not carry that will still be supplied by Odom, specifically Corona beer and a similar b...
For ages, this community has been founded on and raised around a few simple principles: Help your neighbor! If your neighbor has a hard time with something, lend them a hand. It doesn’t matter if they’re overwhelmed because of household chores, money troubles, or a death in their family, we help out however we can. This is a principle that the local grocery store used to believe in, too. Now, many families will be hit harder this winter because the “local” store (if it can still be called that) is not going to be deliver...
I have really enjoyed Lise Ott's articles in The Odessa Record - she has been a great addition to your staff - good job Lise! Also have enjoyed Arley Bischoff's poems. Want him to know that what he has done to fix up the old cemetery's was much appreciated. Thanks, Arley, for all your hard work. Helen Pierce Odessa...
It was 77 years ago this week, August 10, 1934, when The Odessa Record reported President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s visit to the Grand Coulee Dam site. A new highway had been built from Soap lake up past the Sun lakes to Coulee City and on to the dam site especially for the president’s motorcade The president’s motorcade. The presidential party had arrived at Soap Lake station via the Great Northern Railway, and accompanying the president were his long-time friends from Washington State Senator Clarance C. Dill, of Spoka...
Dream 2. Continuation. Krell, Mrs. Minnie C. ?, (b. 5/3/1879, Alta Vista, Iowa. D. 12/16/1971). Married Fred Krell (1876-10/12/1968) at Alta Vista on 2/8/1900. Kuest, John, (b. 6/23/1878, Menno, South Dakota. d. 5/13/1947). Father: Ludwig Kuest born South Russia; Mother: Dorothy Kampf born South Russia. John came west at the age of 21, where he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Reiman at Odessa, 3/28/1901, farming in the southwest area for several years before moving to town, where they have made their home since. For...
The first high school practice for the Odessa-Harrington Titans volleyball team will be held August 22 at 3 p.m. in the Odessa gym. All players must have a current physical, completed eligibility packet and signed athletic code in order to practice. Both student athletes and their parents must sign the paper work, which can be picked up at the respective school offices. At 7 p.m. following the first practice, there will be a potluck in the park for football players, volleyball players, and their parents. Drinks will be provid...
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 28: A collision involving a deer and passenger van was reported on the Old Sunset Highway near the Avista pole yard. The vehicle sustained front end damage and a broken windshield. A deputy...
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...
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...
