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I sat down to interview Jim and June Walter in their home one evening after they had been at the home of friends enjoying oysters. June is a soft-spoken, polite and elegant woman who loves genealogy. Jim can have a gruff, intimidating exterior, but you know where you stand with him. He is honest, devoted to his wife and family, and has a great sense of humor. June was born in Kansas and moved to Omak, Wash. after her parents had divorced, reconciled, and remarried within the y...
I first met Bonnie Burroughs one day at the local hair salon. We had never been officially introduced. We became fast friends, largely because of our mutual love of reading. We discussed different books and recommended some of our favorite authors. A few weeks later, she came into my office with a bag full of books. I couldn’t believe that someone I had met only once would do something so thoughtful. Telling her I would get them back to her as soon as possible, she told me to...
Do you need to get healthy? The Aging and Adult Care Program called Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is looking for participants, someone to teach and a few attendees for the class. Anyone interested in the program should come for a discussion September 11 (Wednesday), at 12:30 p.m. in the Old Town Hall. Karen Bruggman, program coordinator for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of North Central Washington (RSVP of NCW), which covers Grant, Adams, Lincoln, Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties, is partnering with...
Lincoln Hospital in Davenport and Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center in Odessa are among the 18 hospitals utilizing health information technology solution from Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) that have again earned the distinction of being among the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country. INHS provides health information technology solutions to hospitals, healthcare facilities and physician offices throughout the nation, allowing providers to achieve meaningful-use measures to securely access critical...
Laura Estes of Odessa, proprietor of a home-based business called “Laura’s Sage Country Quilts,” has now added published author to her resume. She has written a book called “Pintucks, Pleats & Ruching,” which provides detailed instructions on how to be creative with those particular sewing methods. The book came about as the result of a trip to a Quilt Market, a wholesale international trade show for the quilting and soft crafts industries. In the U.S., it is held each fall...
Harper Riley Carstensen was born August 10, 2013 at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane to H.P. and Cory Carstensen of Odessa. At birth, she weighed six pounds and measured 20 inches long. She joins siblings Brenna (12), Nathan (9) and Reegan (6). Grandparents are Pete and Darcy Carstensen of Almira, Pete and Barb Thiry of Coulee City and Glen and Jackie Allen of Odessa. Great grandparents are Henry and Yvaughn Carstensen, Lois Geib and Beverly Betz....
OMHC strives to provide our community with caring, quality healthcare. As part of our mission we need to comply with our government's stimulus program toward enhancing patient engagement. We will be using your email address solely for the purpose of communicating with you about your patient portal after you are discharged. Your patient portal will give you better access to your medical information. Sometime during or short after your hospitalization, you will be given instructions on how to access your Patient Portal. Your...
For someone who will be 27 this month (August 28), Marcus Horak is truly an “old” soul. He is a kind, quiet, introspective guy…shy in some respects. Although imposing at 6’4” tall with a size 17 boot, he is a gentle, compassionate and caring guy. There to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it, he admittedly has an issue saying “no” to anyone. This might account for why Marcus is currently on the school board, an EMT, a Freemason, a lifetime FFA alumni member, Chamb...
S. Holman qualifies for Whitworth Laureate Society SPOKANE, WA (08/15/2013)(readMedia)– Stephanie Holman of Odessa has been named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for Spring semester 2013. The student qualified for the academic honors society by maintaining a grade point average of at least 3.75 during the semester. Located in Spokane, Whitworth is a private liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university, which has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 students, offers 60 undergraduate a...
When I arrived at the home of Keith and Becky Kolterman, I was amazed at the beautiful, sprawling green lawn and manicured flowerbeds. “Your yard is amazing. It looks like a park,” I told them. “Funny you should say that,” Becky told me. Apparently, one day when she and Keith were inside the house, a car pulled up in their side yard. They watched as two adults, two kids and a very large dog got out of the car. The dog gleefully frolicked around their yard. They watched...
Zucchini quiche, stir-fry, and yeast rolls are on the menu this week. Merleen Smith served a Zucchini Bacon Quiche at a recent brunch gathering that garnered numerous recipe requests. She got the recipe from Nancy Floether, who found the recipe in the 2004 August/September issue of Taste of Home Magazine. The recipe is attributed to Sheri Krueger of Black Creek, Wisconsin. Zucchini Bacon Quiche 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigera- tor crescent rolls 2 tsp prepared mustard 6 bacon stri...
National Night Out or “America’s Night Out Against Crime,” as it is also known, was established in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime-prevention programs. The aim is to promote involvement in crime-prevention activities, form police-community partnerships, develop neighborhood camaraderie and send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. N...
Harvest is just about over for the Odessa area, and it looks as though yields were down in some places and above average in others. Some farmers reported far more frost damage than they had anticipated. Especially when going through low-lying parts of their fields and then up onto hills, the change was sometimes quite dramatic. Dryland wheat ranged from the low 30s to the mid-50s (bushels per acre). One Lamona-area field of dryland wheat farmed by Tom Evavold produced 69 bushels per acre. Some other fields of wheat planted...
Fest is fast approaching, and volunteers are desperately needed. This call seems to go out every year about this time. The office staff at the firm of Leffel, Otis & Warwick has organized the bed races at Deutschesfest for the past several years. This year will be their last, and some other business or organization needs to take it over. More importantly, the new volunteers need to get on board now, so that they can learn the ropes from the gals who have done such a great job...
When I approached Dee Deife to ask her for an interview, without missing a beat she told me she needed to check her calendar to make certain she didn’t have any other interviews on Thursday. She has a razor sharp wit and a calming presence that draws people in. In some respects, she is a private woman, a keeper of secrets. I learned so much that I had never known about her -- her joys, her triumphs and some of her darkest hours. Dee was born in Tonasket, June 11, 1942. She w...
New restaurant manager at Harrington Golf Club As of mid-June, the Harrington Golf and Country Club restaurant has come under new management. Harrington’s golf course has long been noted as one of the highest rated 9-hole courses in Washington. Their board members are Norm Brock, Rick Becker, Chris Janess, Chris Hickman and Scott Hutsell. Christine Derry Harding has taken the helm of the restaurant with energy and enthusiasm. She has been so busy since becoming manager that s...
The Odessa Friends of the Library completed seven weeks of the summer reading program "Dig into Reading" at the Odessa Public Library. Each week featured a different subject, such as: big equipment that digs. Jim Williams, from the town maintenance crew, brought a front loader to show the group. Each child was encouraged to climb into the cab and have their picture taken, which they then took home with them. Burrowing animals was another theme. A story about a groundhog was re...
There are lots of events taking place in Lincoln County for August. Check out their website for further details: www.visitlincolncountywashington.com Aug. 9 Solar Observation - NPS Spring Canyon Day Use Area: Ever wondered what the sun looks like: Come find out: We’ll have solar filtered telescopes and solar glasses for you to view our nearest star-- the Sun! Aug. 9 BBQ at the Whitestone Winery 1 - 5 pm BBQ and experience the new tasting room on the lake - tour of the vineyard. Limited spots. Michael@whitestonewinery.com (509...
This week’s edition includes our back-to-school page, coming out somewhat earlier this year due to the way the calendar dates fall. Registration will take place next week, August 14 and 15, at school, and the first day of school for students will be August 28, a Wednesday. The week following school registration is the week of the Lincoln County Fair, so many Odessa members of FFA and 4-H will be busy grooming, showing and selling their livestock, as well as putting final touches on craft, cooking, sewing items or many o...
It is that time of year again when the lazy days of summer (who has those anyway; we certainly don't) give way to the hectic late summer time of county fairs, back-to-school activities, preparation for Odessa's number-one money-making community festival Deutsches Fest, not to mention all of the other local festivals in towns all around us. This week is our back-to-school issue. We haven't even had time to cover the local harvest yet. That will come next week, as will the sched...
Phillip Klein and Servi Dei Farms of Columbia County have been fined $10,000 by the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) for burning wheat stubble without an approved agricultural burning permit. Klein, owner and operator of Servi Dei Farms, burned a field of about 300 acres of wheat stubble before the required agricultural field burn permit had been issued in 2012. Klein applied for the permit, citing agricultural burning as the only reasonable means to reduce crop residue in his fields before fall planting. Inspectors...
On Saturday afternoon, the Harrington community was offered a free ice-cream social from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., hosted by Allen Barth at his Studebaker Garage, which he purchased in 2011. Six gallons of ice cream were served by Karen and Jerry Allen, owners of the Hotel Harrington. Paul Gilliland, mayor of Harrington, was seen at this social enjoying the cool and refreshing treat. An estimated 50 or more people turned out and sat in the shade in the building that housed the...
This rusted, broken, but originally very solidly produced piece of machinery was found by Lee Praetorius during the course of his field work. His father-in-law Wayne Frederick brought it into The Record office to see whether any of our readers might be able to help identify it. No one he has asked around town, even the oldtimers, he says, knows what it could be. Contact us if you have any ideas, and we will pass them along to the Frederick/Praetorius clan and to our... Full story
In addition to being named Author of the Month and having his children’s book, Butterfly Dust, listed on the Summer Recommended Reading List, Harrington author David Michaelson has learned that three of his books are finalists in the annual awards competition by the Military Writer’s Society of America to be held in Dayton, Ohio the end of September. The three books are in three different genres: Butterfly Dust (young readers) Rapscallion Summer (humor) Brothers Lost (action/adventure) Just when Michaelson thought things cou...
