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On May 23, 2018, the Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 held a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. to review the district’s Title/LAP plan, to begin budget preparations and to discuss staffing levels for the upcoming school year. Following the workshop, the board met in the high school library for it regularly scheduled public meeting. Present were board chair Ed Deife; board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley, Janie Steward and Carmen Weishaar; superintendent Dan Read; principal Jamie Nelson a...
The town council met Tuesday, May 29, for its regularly bi-monthly meeting. Since Monday was Memorial Day, the official date for the meeting was the following Tuesday. A public hearing was held regarding a permit for erection of a fence at 305 S. Second Street. Since Council members still had too many unanswered questions about the details of the fence, the issue was tabled with a request that the homeowner appear in person with the required information. Under public comment, town resident Gina Schlomer gave each member of...
Working toward Memorial Weekend In the month preceding Memorial Day, many people contact city hall and the library for information regarding their ancestors. Some of the recent inquiries resulted in the acquisition of the following biographies. Just prior to Cruizin’ Harrington, Jim Knapp asked for confirmation on the details of the purchase of the 1936 Plymouth coupe he entered in the car show and for which he won the “Participants Choice” award. Les LePere painted a lovely sign stating that the original owner had been...
Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers, aware that many elderly and/or low-income residents of the area do not have access to computers or to social media of any kind, is asking area newspapers to warn people of continuing telephone scams that attempt to separate law-abiding citizens from their money. Citizens report various scams ranging from those who claim that a grandson/granddaughter has been arrested, that you owe the IRS, that there are warrants out for your arrest and dozens more. Many Lincoln County residents have...
Odessa High School has been awarded $10,000 for their school's nonprofit of choice and $2,000 in technology grants as one of the winners of the Lead2Feed Challenge. Through the Lead2Feed program, Odessa High School students identified the greatest needs of Odessa senior citizens-loneliness, exercise, assistance and nutrition-and addressed these issues by cooking meals, planning social events and hosting exercise classes. The Lead2Feed Student Leadership Program empowers studen...
Cruizin' Harrington The Cruizin' Harrington event last weekend drew a large crowd of visitors from the rural areas around Harrington, as well as from other nearby communities. There was food, a car show, a quilt show, rummage and yard sales and an FFA plant sale. People involved in the preservation of historic Harrington were more than willing to talk about their efforts to raise money for further restoration. The car show at Cruizin' Harrington this past weekend had 107 cars...
Monday, May 28, Odessa Veterans of Foreign War Post #7395 and Odessa American Legion Post #105 will perform Memorial Day services at 10 a.m. at the hospital and 11 a.m. at the Odessa Cemetery chapel. The services will include a flag salute and dedication of a flag for deceased veteran Robert "Shorty" Sewell. Pastor Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church will be the speaker for the services. Members of the two veterans groups will decorate the graves of approximately 230 veterans at the Odessa and Bohemian Cemeteries with a cross and...
GRANT COUNTY, WA –Grant County Health Officer, Dr. Alexander Brzezny, has issued the following alert to the Grant County healthcare community and media: Grant County Health District staff are investigating four Grant County laboratory confirmed cases of Whooping Cough (pertussis). All individuals are within a single household and the investigation to date suggests that the overall risk to the community is low. There is the potential for more cases to occur. All family members with a “close” contact to those with whoop...
OLYMPIA – May 22, 2018 – The New Old Time Chautauqua and Washington State Parks are teaming up to bring family fun, educational experiences, food and entertainment to Sun Lake-Dry Falls State Park and communities in Ferry, Grant and Okanogan counties next month. This is America’s only traveling or circuit Chautauqua. This summer, the Chautaqua and State Parks are reuniting to help renew ties between Washington’s beautiful park system and nearby communities by hosting Chautauquas at six parks in three areas of the state—d...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 22, 2018) – Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Peter DeFazio (OR-4), co-chairs of the bipartisan Northwest Energy Caucus, applauded the start of formal re-negotiations between the United States and Canada on the Columbia River Treaty, May 29 and 30 in Washington, DC. “The Columbia River Treaty, and the relationship between the U.S. and Canada, plays a critical role in the lives and livelihoods of people here in Eastern Washington and the entire Pacific Northwest,” said McMorris Rodgers. “With...
The 2018 inductees into the Odessa Athletic Hall of Fame were to be announced this week in our third annual publication of a commemorative booklet into this week’s issue of The Odessa Record. Things had been perking along nicely, and steady progress had been made on compiling the booklet when a monkey wrench got thrown into the works. So instead of being able to read the latest edition of the booklet, our readers will have to wait until next week for that happy circumstance. The members of the Hall of Fame committee have e...
All voucher distributions are open to seniors 60 years of age and over and is on a first come, first served basis. Participants MUST attest that they are age 60 or over, with income at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level and are current residents of Washington State. American Indian and Alaska Natives are eligible at age 55 at $22,459 annual/$1,872.00 monthly income for one person or $30,451 annual/$2,538 monthly income for two people. For larger households, add $644...
Harrington Opera House On May 7, the members of the Harrington Opera House met for their monthly meeting in the Art Room of the Bank Block with President Linda Wagner presiding. Others in attendance were Ed and Bunny Haugan, Carol, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Marge Womach, Billie Herron, Karen Robertson and Ellen Evans, the newest member. Wagner explained the purpose of "in-kind hours" for use on grants that require matching funds, that member hours contribute toward that...
A total of 22 students in the Odessa High School chapter of FFA competed at the Washington state FFA convention held in Pullman on May 10-12. The Odessa chapter was recognized for collecting the most donations for the state officers' convention service project. This year's service project was to recognize those battling cancer by highlighting the men and women who have fought and conquered the disease and also by honoring those who have lost their fight. The project involves...
Moses Lake, Wash. – Judy Warnick recently announced her decision to run for re-election as 13th district State Senator. Warnick, a Republican from Moses Lake, wants to continue work she started in her first term as a Senator. “When I first ran for public office, I wanted to help create solutions for the challenges our citizens, small businesses, communities and our state face,” said Warnick. “I became involved in issues that matter to my constituents, and I want to continue that work for them.” She currently serves as Ranking...
OLYMPIA – May 14, 2018 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to enjoy three free days at state parks in June. On free days, visitors don’t need a Discover Pass for day-use visits by vehicle. The first free day is Saturday, June 2, in recognition of National Trails Day. The next free day is Saturday, June 9, to celebrate National Get Outdoors Day. The third free day is Sunday, June 10, which is the second day of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Free Fishing Weekend. The fre...
Davenport WA, May 15, 2018 – On May 9, WSU Extension provided Washington with a unique opportunity for collaboration around rural workforce issues – a statewide virtual conference on Workforce Solutions through Career Connected Learning. Keynote speakers were viewed simultaneously at 21 locations across the state, followed by local discussion of ways to connect career opportunities with local youth. Several Lincoln County businesses have job openings they cannot fill, and connecting youth to those local job opportunities bef...
May Day The city clerk and librarian enjoyed a surprise visit by Tanya Sanford and Linda Colbert with seven delightful ambassadors of good will on May 1. The Kindergarten group included Gideon Downing, Jacob Stai, Lee Kieffer, Aurora Borden, Devin Fries, Bristol Zeigler and Caleb Green, each wearing T-shirts that they made with a potato and paint with chickens in bright yellow. The group spent May Day picking flowers and delivering them. While at the library they presented...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in the district office at 5:30 p.m. to review district policies and procedures and in the high school library at 6 p.m. for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Board members Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward were present, along with Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson and Business Manager Juli Weishaar. Facilities Director Justin Parr, Athletic Director...
The Odessa Community Center was filled almost to capacity last Friday evening for the 27th Annual Wine Tasting, Microbrew Sampling & Auctions. As reported in Danielle Scrupps's article in last week's issue of The Record, there were some new and exciting items to bid on this year. Chuck Yarbro was the auctioneer for the evening and kept the action moving right along with assistance from Todd King, Brenik Iverson, Bill Bell and others who served as his spotters. The buffet...
Spring Fling weekend brought quite a large crowd to town. By all accounts, the various events around town were well attended, the garage and yard sales did well and non-profit groups were also very happy with their fund-raising results. Car and bike show Despite early morning rain, the Car and Bike Show at Spring Fling did well. Saturday morning, the rain slowed and then stopped, but the new stage built for the event was too wet to be used. Therefore, the music was moved into...
Gather your friends and make plans to attend the 27th Annual Wine Tasting, Microbrew Sampling & Auction this Friday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Odessa Community Center. The live auction will showcase many fantastic items and here are some of the NEW donations you will see this year: For your home Get ready to turn up the dial and start up the Pit Boss 820 Deluxe Pellet Grill. You will be able to bake a pizza, smoke up some ribs or sear a steak with the delicious flavor imparted by the wood pellets. With a wide range of...
A group of concerned citizens including Terry Connolly, Janie Steward, Shelley Hauge, Deanna Nelson, Connie Greenwalt and Tracy Walter attended the Odessa Town Council meeting April 23 to ask council members to consider the feelings of loved ones who regularly visit the cemetery and to consider passing a proposed amendment to Ordinance #687 which recently took effect. The main focus of the ordinance is to prevent damage to the town’s equipment. Mower blades in particular have been broken in the past by hitting hard objects h...
The Harrington Athletic Booster Club held its First Annual Dinner and Auction last Friday at the Larmer Barn as 120 proud supporters of Panther athletics arrived at 6 p.m. to enjoy happy-hour drinks and began bidding on the many great silent-auction items donated by local businesses and community members. A delicious dinner of pulled pork sandwiches and German sausage was served by Eagle Catering at 7 p.m., while more silent-auction bidding took place, and raffle tickets were drawn and prizes given away. As people finished...
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has released a free mobile app to connect with members of the Lincoln County community through their smartphones and tablets. The new app allows Lincoln County Sheriff personnel to quickly disseminate emergency alerts and post news about missing persons, traffic delays and weekly crime reports. In the event of an emergency, app users receive instant notification via their mobile devices. This does not replace the county emergency alert system, but enhances it for day-to-day c...
