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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...
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...
SEATTLE – April 18, 2017 – Washington Federal celebrated its first 100 years in business on April 24, 2017. In its first century, the bank has funded the bold visions of small businesses, national corporations and individual homeowners. Founded in 1917 as a small neighborhood bank in Ballard, Wash., Washington Federal has grown to be one of the strongest banks in the U.S. Backed by 100 years of relationship-based service, the bank now operates 236 offices across eight states a...
Fronen Steppdecker, Odessa Quilt Club presents their 25th Annual Quilt Show this Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29. Over 190 quilts have been entered in addition to The Hoffman Fabric Challenge Trunk Show and featured quilter Judy Main’s collection of 29 quilts. Postcard to Placemat, a new trunk show sponsored by The Appliqué Society has also been added this year. It is an international quilt guild originating in Sequim, Wash. Odessa’s own postcard was selected for this first competition. These placemat-sized quilts are...
Public Development Authority The Harrington Public Development Authority met April 11 at city hall with Paul Charlton, Allen Barth, Bunny Haugan, Margie Hall (Lincoln Co. EDC), Marge Womach, Cherie MacClellan and Heather Slack in attendance. A potential ad for Spectrum On-Line was discussed. Slack brought the completed version of the tourist brochure for Harrington, containing photos of 3rd Street, the Harrington Golf and Country Club, the Studebaker Garage, the Opera House, Hillcrest Cemetery, The Covert House (bed ‘n breakf...
Harrington students spent a sunny afternoon using their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills to build egg towers using plastic eggs and Play-Doh. It is not as easy as it sounds! The builder of the tallest tower was awarded a prize for their construction skills. The final after-school event for the school year at the Harrington Library will be board games on Thursday May 18, where all are invited to bring along board games and join the fun!...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the State of Washington to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from January 30 to February 22, 2017. Federal funding is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or r...
Last Wednesday the governor signed legislation from 13th District Sen. Judy Warnick and Rep. Tom Dent that would enable irrigation districts to enter into public-private partnerships for new energy infrastructure, including hydroelectric projects. “This is a good piece of bipartisan legislation that is going to create jobs and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our irrigation-district systems,” said Dent, R-Moses Lake, about Senate Bill 5261, which is identical to a House bill he introduced. “We will be able to pu...
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...
OLYMPIA – Washington state senator Judy Warnick's legislation to limit liability for ranchers and farmers engaged in agritourism activities cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday. Minor changes made to Senate Bill 5808 by the House of Representatives has now also received near-unanimous approval from the Senate. The measure now goes to the governor to be signed. "Agritourism, in the form of opening up farming operations to the public, represents an increasingly popular a...
The Lions Club Easter egg hunt was held last Saturday at Reiman Park, with plenty of children on hand to enjoy the hunt, followed by playtime on the playground (more interesting to some of the kids than searching for plastic eggs). Three different age groups hunted down the candy-filled plastic eggs while also searching for the golden egg hidden in each section of the park for the three age groups. The golden eggs were then exchanged for baskets filled with toys and candy for the three lucky winners. The youngest winner was M...
Springtime in Odessa means rain, sunshine and wind…sometimes all three in the same day. It also means baseball games, track meets, golfing, fishing, farmers in the fields, spray planes in the sky and the Odessa Healthcare Foundation working on the 26th annual Odessa Healthcare Foundation Wine Tasting, Microbrew Sampling and Auction. On Friday, May 5, 2017, the Odessa Community Center will be filled with friends seeking a new wine to taste, sampling a favorite microbrew, bidding on silent and live auction items, and s...
The Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office reminds all Lincoln County Taxpayers that the first-half 2017 taxes and assessments are due April 30, 2017. Interest/penalties are due if payment is not received or postmarked by April 30, 2017. This year April 30 falls on a Sunday, therefore you will have until May 1, 2017 to pay the 2017 taxes. The Treasurer’s office is located at the Courthouse, 450 Logan, Davenport. The mailing address and phone number are: Lincoln County Treasurer, P.O. Box 370, Davenport WA 99122, 1-5...
