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Cruizin' Harrington May 21, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., was the sixth annual Classic Car Show promoted by Allen Barth of the Studebaker Garage. Although the chicken ordinance for the city of Harrington has not been resolved, everyone associated with a successful Cruizin' Harrington was up with the roosters. Intermittent rain dampened spirits in the morning and deterred some entries, while an incident at the Studebaker Garage posed its own threat and sent the main promoter to...
Monday, May 29, the Odessa Veterans of Foreign War Post #7395 and the 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. The cemetery service will include a flag dedication for deceased veterans Marvin Fink, Virgil Totusek, Dave Jasman and Virgil Krell. Pastor Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church will be the guest speaker for the services. The graves of 215 veterans at the Odessa Cemetery and 14 at the Bohemian Cemetery (located outside of Odessa) will...
BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded four Water Conservation Field Services Program grants in the Pacific Northwest Region. The program provides technical and financial assistance to irrigation districts and other entities with water-delivery authority to develop and implement water conservation measures. The grants require a 50 percent or better cost share. Eligible activities include developing and updating water conservation plans, engineering design of water management improvements, and demonstrating c...
It is that time of the year again. The 81st annual alumni banquet is approaching fast on Saturday, June 17. The letters are mailed. If you are an Odessa High School graduate and you would like to be in the alumni database, please get your information to Leffel, Otis & Warwick as soon as possible. If you’ve moved, have a name change, or someone has passed away, please contact us with any changes. You can contact our office by phone 509-982-2922, fax 509-982-0170, email at kscheller@leffelotiswarwick.com or rscrupps@leffelotisw...
KELLER FERRY – The Keller Ferry that crosses the Columbia River on State Route 21 is out of service until further notice due to issues with the north shore loading ramp. Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes. There is no estimate on when ramp repairs will be completed....
War memorial Recent interest has been shown in the war memorial that was erected in 1926 for Armistice Day by the American Legion Post No. 95, Magnolia Rebekah No. 123, IOOF No. 160 and the Harrington Woman's Club "In Memory of Those Who Gave Their Lives In The World War. George A. Armstrong, Floyd K. Hinshaw, Wesley W. Miller, Charles S. Scott and George D. Witt." A huge celebration took place. All the businesses closed for the event, and the streets were decorated. The first...
Odessa, WA, May 16, 2017 – The Odessa High School chapter of FBLA will be awarded $10,000 for their chapter's nonprofit of choice, Odessa Friends of the Pool, and $5,000 in Apple products for their school as part of the fifth annual Lead2Feed Leadership Challenge, the nation's leading and fastest growing free service learning program which aims to solve community needs by teaching leadership skills to students. Since its inception in 2012, over a million students in 5,000 s...
Small forest landowners will get some assistance in reducing wildfire risk on their property with the signing into law of House Bill 1924. The governor signed the bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Dent, with Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz in attendance. Dent says the law will exempt small forest landowners from some of the provisions in the Farm Labor Contractor Act, allowing them to clean up their property more efficiently as they work to reduce wildfire risk. “This law simplifies regulations for small forest landowners w...
This summer the Reardan Memorial Library and the Harrington City Library will be offering two hours of crafts, books and fun beginning on July 3, closed on the Fourth of July, but then continuing every Monday through Friday through August 11. The summer program begins at 10 a.m. with a snack and ends with a free lunch being served at noon. Kids will explore different themes through crafts, games and reading. Space camp will be one program. Additional programs will be Art around the World, Pirate Week, Mad Science Week,...
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Scott Hutsell to serve as chair position of the Washington State Public Works Board. Hutsell, a lifetime resident of Washington, currently serves as a Lincoln County Commissioner and was first elected in 2008. He has owned his Davenport-based business for 30 years. "I applied for the chairmanship because I think we can take what we do to a whole new level," Hutsell shared. "Scott has a strong commitment to public service a...
Meeting of HOHS The Harrington Opera House Society met May 1 at 7 p.m. with Ed and Bunny Haugan, Billie and Gordon Herron, Mark Stedman, Cade Clarke, Carol, Linda Wagner, Marge Womach, Karen Robertson and Cherie MacClellan attending. Issues regarding the building committee were addressed, including the need to label water lines and diagram the system, the need to repair the ceiling fan in the auditorium and the need for a hand rail for the emergency exit on the old stairs....
Horseshoes tournament The horseshoes tournament held Saturday of Spring Fling weekend saw 22 competitors battling it out for prizes. The weather was good, and only an occasional gust of wind disturbed the players. Mixed A: First place Blanca Hettinga of Hermiston, Ore. and second place to Les Myers also of Hermiston. In the B group, Kaitii Reeves of Spokane was first, Gene Kuiken of Bellingham was second and Vic Magnus of Tri-Cities was third. The C group had Sharon McLaugniin of Tri-Cities taking first place and Rob...
Friday's winetasting, microbrew sampling and auctions drew the usual large crowd to the community center, as the medical community and the residents of Odessa came together to raise funds for the purchase of two special items. One is an emergency room equipment package that will facilitate diagnostic procedures for patients with limited mobility due to their injuries or illness. The second item is a special chair for use in the Odessa Clinic that will allow practitioners to...
On April 26, 2017, superintendent Dan Read, principal Jamie Nelson, Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar held a workshop in the district office prior to the regular school board meeting for the purpose of discussing district policies and procedures. The board then met in the school library at 6:00 p.m., with Deife, Valverde, Crossley, Weishaar, Read and Nelson present, along with business manager Juli Weishaar; Justin Parr; Kevin Schaefer; Jeff, Julie and Kiegan Wehr; Tim, Jill and Elizabeth Larson;...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Washington following President Trump’s federal disaster declaration for public assistance as a result of severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred Jan. 30 – Feb. 22, 2017, announced Administrator Linda McMahon of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a governmental nature are eligible for assistance. SBA disaster assis...
Spring has finally arrived and with it come some new developments and some new challenges for the town. We have set up a Cemetery Improvement Fund that can accept donations for the maintenance, beautification and expansion of the Odessa Cemetery. We have looked into creating a Cemetery District, but without a large endowment to fund the district, this is difficult to do. By creating a fund we can accept donations from individuals and families that want to see the cemetery maintained as a beautiful spot for our ancestors and...
May 7-13, 2017 is National Hospital Week. Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center uses the word “healthcare” instead and celebrates National “Healthcare” Week in order to include all the fine professionals who work at the medical center, inclusive of those at the hospital, at Quail Court, at the Odessa Clinic and the EMTs. This is a week set aside to recognize the dedicated professionals who have chosen to care for others as their life’s work. A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community...
Washington state's FBLA Leadership Conference in Spokane April 19-22 was attended by 35 students from Odessa High School. The trip began with a tour of the KREM2 News studio, where members toured the facility and spent time experimenting with the green screen backdrop used for weather reports, meeting the news anchors and watching the live noon broadcast. Students found the industry fascinating and appreciated the time of our tour guide and former comedian Charlie Laborte....
Spring Fling drew a lively crowd this year, as quilt lovers, car lovers, horseshoe lovers, baseball fans, yard sale aficianados and many others visited the town last weekend. We are providing a partial rundown of the activities this week, while still gathering information for a more comprehensive report next week. The car and bike show drew 28 cars and five bikes. The winners were: 1st place: 1934 Ford Sedan owned by Dennis Marchetti of Moses Lake. 2nd place: 1970 Plymouth...
The Harrington Opera House Society presented Heidi Muller and Bob Webb at the Opera House April 29 at 7 p.m. Muller became popular as a Seattle recording artist in the '80s and '90s, when her name was easily recognized. She was a finalist with "Matters of the Heart" in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition in 1989. She is recognized as "one of the dulcimer community's best songwriters and performers" per the Dulcimer Players' News. While working and...
The 12th annual Friends of the Pool Walk-a-Thon was held April 30 and raised over $1,280 as of Tuesday. According to Suzie Deife, the organization's secretary, a total of 47 walkers collected pledges. Most of them were school-aged children, but participants also included others who ranged in age from one year old to adults who took advantage of the fresh air and exercise. The pledge walkers walked or ran a total of 980 laps around the track at Finney Field for a total of 245 m...
Auditions for a play called “Weekend Comedy,” directed by Cheri Barbre, will be held at the Masquers Theater in Soap Lake May 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. The director is looking for two male and two female parts to cast as one young couple and one older couple....
Washington state’s Poet Laureate for 2016-2019 is Dr. Tod Marshall. He lives in Spokane and occupies the Robert K. and Ann J. Powers Professor Chair of the Humanities at Gonzaga University. Marshall is the author of three poetry collections and a collection of interviews with contemporary poets. An article published in the Inlander magazine in May 2016 quotes Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Gonzaga’s dean of the College of Arts and Sciences as saying, “Tod is somebody who can’t say no.” She’s talking about his work on campus, but...
The Odessa Healthcare Foundation has elected to purchase an “ER Package” consisting of a GlideScope® and a trauma stretcher. This decision was made on recommendation of the providers and in consultation with our hospital staff to best serve the needs of patients experiencing life-threatening situations. The Glidescope aids in obtaining an airway for patients that are not able to breathe on their own. This system will allow our providers to see the pathway while placing a breathing tube in adults and children. Using video visu...
Eastern Washington’s very wet winter and spring this year has resulted in the refilling of Pacific Lake. The upper section of the lake has now risen high enough that the water has begun to spill over into the lower section. The upper section shown in the left-hand photo above is where the Odessa Lions Club members built a boat launch and viewing platform in the early 1960s, visible in the right center of the picture next to the large bluff overlooking the water. This end of the lake was also called Allington Bay. The r...
