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Recently, as you may recall, the girls of Scout Troop #3362 carried out various fund-raising activities which included selling laundry soap and cheesecakes and hosting a clothing drive in order to raise $16,000 (each girl was responsible for raising a minimum of $2,000) for travel expenses to Washington, D.C. Well, in case you were curious, the girls accomplished their goals and, accompanied by Girl Scouts from Wilbur, left Washington state June 17 by plane for a 10-day...
Thanks to the Odessa Masonic Lodge #156, Odessa's older residents and anyone else who wishes to participate will have the opportunity to attend a free seminar provided by the Washington Masonic Charities. The event will be held at the Old Town Hall in Odessa Saturday, September 23, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and will address the challenges of aging, resources and how to find them, planning and legal issues. An attorney who specializes in Elder Law will also attend to answer...
Sam Schneider and Jakin Griffin, both of Davenport and Tucker Walter of Odessa participated in Lincoln County Fair's Wild Pony Races. These young men were sponsored by Basin Tree Services. The owners of Basin Tree Services are Tucker's aunt and uncle, Dan and Judy Nelson of Ephrata. Six teams participated in the event Saturday night of the fair. The goal of the event is to hold onto the pony, then have one person jump on and ride it for eight seconds. Tucker was the anchor...
Harrington Chamber The members of the Harrington Chamber of Commerce have been busy preparing for a successful Harrington Fall Festival and have endeavored to work in conjunction with other organizations toward that goal. Their officers are: president, Timothy Tipton of the Harrington RV Park; vice president, Pastor Cade Clarke, Church of the Nazarene, and manager of the Harrington Food Bank; secretary, Paula Pike, Paula’s Remote Office; and treasurer, Cindy Haase, Ott Insurance. Utilizing the EDDM Retail of the U.S. Post O...
A partial listing of the awards won by area residents at the Lincoln County Fair follows below. The results of the livestock judging will be provided in next week's paper. In the Open/Adult classification, Michelle Hayashi of Odessa entered her whole wheat sourdough in the baking category and received both the Best Wheat Award and the Red Star Yeast Award. In Open/Adult classification of the canning category, Jennifer Lewis of Odessa won a Special Award for her sliced dill...
A hot, smoky day became even hotter and smokier on Monday as several buildings at a farmstead south of Odessa went up in flames. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the buildings were already fully engulfed, including a small unoccupied house. A newer, double-wide mobile home was also located on the same property, home to Dorothy Frederick of Odessa, but it was not affected by the fire. It stood about 150 feet from the buildings that burned, and firefighters were able to...
The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District has announced that the 2017 irrigation season will end for all East Columbia Basin Irrigation District deliveries on Monday, October 23, 2017. The final day for delivery changes will be Friday, October 20. On October 23, ditchriders will close all farm unit and water service contract turnouts as they begin to drain the canal system. Irrigation water demands are declining, and as in past years, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District will soon scale back ditchrider service from...
The town council met August 28 in the public library. Diana Finkbeiner, representing Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, requested use of the Old Town Hall for a six-week class on self-management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, lung disease, chronic pain, etc. The class would meet once each week for three hours each time on one of the same days that senior meals are served. Council members were hesitant to grant the request for free use of the facility due to the maintenance costs faced by the town for its buildings....
SPOKANE, Wash.-- Air quality continues to be impacted by regional wildfires and air pollution can intermittently be hazardous for all. Spokane Regional Health District and Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency are urging residents to take precautions to protect their health. Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency offers a current, regional air quality index at www.spokanecleanair.org/current-air-quality. The values are updated hourly and put more weight on the most recent air pollution reading. According to the air quality forecast,...
The total eclipse of the sun that took place Monday of this week was thrilling for most Americans to see. Although the very best viewing (a total eclipse, with 100 percent coverage) was in northern Oregon, the sun achieved between 91 (Spokane) and 97 (Walla Walla) percent coverage in eastern Washington during the eclipse. The previous total eclipse visible from the United States was 38 years ago on February 26, 1979. Hordes of people descended upon the towns of Prineville and...
Students, teachers and many community members gathered at Finney Field last week to repaint structures there that have been purple for the duration of the Odessa-Harrington athletic cooperative. Now that each of the two schools has decided to go its own way, the Harrington folks are returning to their original mascot, the Panthers, with school colors of red and black, and the Odessa mascot returns to the Tigers and the orange and black colors. After painting, the volunteers...
Food bank director Merleen Smith has announced that beginning Thursday, September 21, the food bank will be open the THIRD THURSDAY of each month, with the exception of November and December. The time remains 1:30-3 p.m. Second Harvest in Spokane has changed the delivery date to the third Tuesday in order to make it easier for their truck drivers. Therefore, the food bank will be open the Thursday following each third Tuesday. Of course, that doesn’t always end up being the third Thursday, depending on how the third T...
Steve Siegel is running for mayor of Odessa. Why, you might ask? He says he waited until the second-to-last day to file for the position, and at the time no one else had filed. He did not feel it was right for the council to have to appoint someone, which is what happens when no one files for the office of mayor. The council then appoints a mayor. Siegel thinks there ought to be, at the very least, two people interested enough in their community to compete for the office of mayor, so he was actually pleased when council...
PDA Harrington Public Development Authority met Tuesday at city hall with President Heather Slack at the helm and Jay Kane, Jay Gossett, Bunny Haugan, Jill Plaskon, Marge Womach and Peter Davenport in attendance. Tim Tipton was nominated and voted in as vice president; although unable to attend the meeting, he had agreed to accept the position. Discussion was held on the advertising gimmick from the previous meeting, i.e. using an old truck frame offered by Jill Plaskon of the Studebaker Garage. The truck would need a bed...
Making apple strudel: September 5, 6 and 7 (Tuesday through Thursday) from 8:30 a.m. to about 5 p.m. every day. Call Charlene Kagele at 982-2825 or Laura Estes at 982-2908 to help. Fest committee chairs: Fun Run: Jamie Nelson, 509-254-1443. Parade: Washington Federal bank, 509-982-2624. Music: Andrew Holman, 988-0707. Finney Field parking: Chris Luiten, 509-982-2111. Street Fair vendors: Terri King, 509-988-0430. Biergarten: Tammy Smith, chair; Lindsy Starkel, vice-chair. Yard sale map: Clarene Haynie, 509-988-0074....
Lincoln County, WA – For the third year in a row, a horse has tested positive for West Nile virus in Lincoln County, reminding us that mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus are present. “Although we have not had any human cases, we know West Nile virus is in our communities,” said Public Health Administrator Ed Dzedzy. West Nile virus activity has also been identified in horses and mosquitoes in neighboring counties this year. Most people who are infected with West Nile virus will not get sick. About one in five peopl...
Apryl Wraspir of the Chicks with Sticks golf league reported that week six saw Jax Allen win "closest to the pin" on hole #7. She was 12 feet, 8 inches from the hole. Next was Paige Alloway at 15 feet, 3 inches. Week seven's winner was Tracy Walter with a long, long putt of 72.5. It was also a birdie for her. Fellow league member Suzie Deife provided the following season-end information. The Chicks with Sticks women's golf league ended their nine-week season on Monday, August...
The Inland Northwest Rail Museum marks its first anniversary August 27 at its new location, a 30-acre site at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 231 South, two miles west of Reardan (25 miles west of Spokane). It's a dual celebration, as the museum not only marks one year being open, but also its 50th anniversary as a chartered member of the National Railroad Historical Society. In keeping with the "50s" theme, the non-profit group will offer 50-cent hot dogs, 50-cent...
SUMAS, Wash. – Farmworkers and community members are demanding accountability from Sarbanand Farms in Whatcom County, after a migrant farmworker died there recently. Workers say Honesto Silva Ibarra complained to his employer about feeling ill before he collapsed in the fields last week. Ibarra took himself to a hospital in Seattle, where he fell into a coma and died on Sunday. About 100 workers drawing attention to what they say are unsafe work conditions at Sarbanand Farms were fired over the weekend. All are here on H2A o...
Orville Warren Preston (Squeak) was born June 2, 1927, at Portland, Ore. He died July 29, 2017 at Cheney. A small family service was held at Cheney on August 4, 2017....
The Masquers Theater in Soap Lake will hold its annual membership gala August 26. Members will enjoy free food, fun, friends, door prizes, awards and a no-host bar. A social hour from 6 to 7 p.m. will provide hors d’oeurves and a no-host bar of beer and wine. After the social hour, there will be a preview of the coming season, recognition of members and a special whodunit to be solved....
Mayor pro tem Landon Lobe led Monday evening’s meeting of the Odessa Town Council with only three members present, Lobe and council members Marlene Kramer and Kelly Watkins. Kaylene James addressed the council concerning assistance with setting up the Youth Garden during Fest this year. Items such as the air hockey, foosball and pool tables, plus a basketball game, are stored in various places, including the community center and the public works shop. She requested help retrieving the items within the next couple of weeks a...
(Davenport, WA, August 17, 2017.) Seeking business advice and support is about to get easier for businesses in Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Economic Development Council has arranged for advisors from Spokane’s Small Business Development Center to come to Lincoln County on a monthly basis. The Center’s business advisors provide confidential, no cost one-on-one business advising in areas such as marketing, financial analysis, market research, seeking funding, government contracting, and exporting. They have the opp...
State fire assistance has been mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan in support of local firefighters working to contain the East Saddle Mountain Fire located approximately eight miles southwest of the town of Othello in Grant County. The fire is burning in grass and brush. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources on August 12, 2017, at 8:45 pm at the request of Fire Chief David Patterson, Grant County Fire District 8. The...
