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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...
City Council The Harrington City Council met August 9 at city hall with Mayor Dillon Haas, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk, Justin Slack, Rick Becker, Mike Cronrath, Scott McGowan, Bunny Haugan, Ashley Schenk, Brent Wilday, David Michaelson and Marge Womach present. A public hearing was held to allow comment on the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan. David Michaelson addressed the council regarding his new position with the Senior Meals Program and reported how he had...
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...
Fundraiser and memorial benefit at Studebaker Garage The Studebaker Garage was full of activity prior to the Saturday event of July 15. Cars were being hustled, cleaned, polished and positioned. The building was cleaned and set up for the BBQ, PDA fundraiser and Memorial Benefit Lunch for the founding father of The Studebaker Garage in Harrington, Allen Barth. The crew included Heather Slack, Tim Tipton, Loren and Terry Howe, Gabe Garcia and Jerilyn Key, Jay Gossett and Paul...
Shirley Johnson of Odessa was awarded a "Quilt of Valor" by the Quilts of Valor Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is "to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor." Johnnie Rogers of the Quilts of Valor Foundation organization in Moses Lake brought the quilt to Odessa and made the award to Johnson at Reiman Park. Johnson spent 22 years as a member of the U.S. Navy during the period that encompassed Desert Storm and...
Due to incorrect information supplied to The Record, our article on the Odessa Food Bank stated an incorrect address. The correct address is 111 E. First Avenue. Also incorrect was the reference to being approved to access the Food Bank. Clients of the Food Bank need not be approved....
SPOKANE, Wash., July 31, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington states to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2018 crop year before the sales closing dates. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the sales closing dates to do so. Crop insurance is a key component of the farm safety net, as it provides protection against crop production losses due to natural perils such as dro...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday at noon at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. Amy and Kevin Schaefer of the float committee reported that Miss Odessa Danielle Tebow and Princess Maleah Davison would be attending the Omak Stampede this coming weekend. They also got the okay to sell soft pretzels with cheese in the “Bretzeln” booth. It was agreed by consensus that they could set up the booth anywhere they liked as long as they had access to electrical power and plenty of foot traffic to make their fund-raising suc...
Making kraut ranzas: July 29 (Saturday), St. Joseph Catholic Church members and friends made their kraut ranzas all in one day. They are in the freezer and ready for Fest. 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. Making cabbage rolls: Heritage church will make cabbage rolls Tuesday, August 22, all in one day, starting at 9 a.m. at the community center’s commercial kitchen. Call Carmen a...
The Odessa Community Ministerial Association is planning a gathering in remembrance of Pastor Tim Hauge on Tuesday, August 15. The gathering will be in Reiman Park from 6 to 8 p.m. and will include a time for prayer, contemplation and sharing. Those who would like to attend are encouraged to “come and go as they please,” as it is not a set program. Odessa’s pastors will also be sharing some words. Pastor Tim died in a harvest accident last year at about this same time. He became pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in 2002 and q...
Near WILSON CREEK, Wash. (06AUGUST2017) – A 47-year-old Wilson Creek man has died in a one-vehicle collision north of Wilson Creek. Thomas Veenstra was driving a 2016 Dodge Challenger which crashed sometime Saturday late afternoon or evening on Road Q-Northeast south of Road 25-Northeast. He died at the scene. Veenstra’s family notified sheriff’s deputies around 8 p.m. Saturday that Veenstra had taken the Challenger out for a brief drive but had not returned after several hours. Deputies searched the Wilson Creek area and l...
