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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...
Hymn Sing The fourth Hymn Sing at the Rocklyn Zion United Methodist church was celebrated Sunday, April 9, at 3 p.m. with a group of nearly 50 persons, many of whom were related to the founders whose photos hang on the walls and serve as a reminder of the dedication and perseverance of the early pioneers. The prelude was played by Cheryl Mielke Beymer; Judy Mielke welcomed the audience and Pastor Kim Kruger opened in prayer in the absence of Pastor Michelle Mitchell. Gerald and Virginia Zellmer, accompanied by Linda Zellmer,...
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...
Dylan Shockley of Harrington was named to the winter 2017 honor roll at Spokane Community College. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade-point average or higher. The winter 2017 honor roll list at Spokane Falls Community College includes more than 1,900 students who also must earn a 3.0 grade-point average or higher. Tamra Edmonds, Samuel Schafer and Lindsy Starkel, all of Odessa, as well as Daren Foley of Harrington were named to the Spokane Falls Community College honor roll....
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...
HOHS meeting On April 3, the Harrington Opera House Society met for a contractual discussion followed by its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Art Room. Present were Billie and Gordon Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Sheryl and Mark Stedman, Carol, Linda Wagner, Cade Clarke, Marge Womach, Cherie MacClellan and Peter Davenport. The Society is refining its contracts for use of the auditorium under varying conditions. Further work will be needed before voting on its contents. It was a...
Danielle Tebow was crowned at the Miss Odessa Pageant held Sunday, April 9, at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, and Maleah Davison will serve as Princess Odessa. These two juniors from Odessa High School vied for the title by submitting a written essay, answering questions put to them by the judges and expressing their willingness to represent Odessa at parades throughout the summer months in towns in eastern Washington. Float committee co-chair Amy Schaefer organized the event, with Sandy Smith serving as the emcee. The judges...
A mailbox at the home of Shirley Johnson at 405 E. First Avenue in Odessa was essentially destroyed Saturday, April 1, prior to about 10 or 10:30 a.m. The mail carrier that day notifed the homeowner that the mailbox was damaged when the attempt was made to deliver that day's mail. The mailbox itself was thrown into the yard and its post was thrown off kilter. Johnson is asking that anyone who may have seen the vehicle that hit the mailbox notify her or town police chief Tom Clark at 982-0141. Tire tracks left on the grass...
Lincoln County Auditor Shelly Johnston has announced that the official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 15 through May 19, 2017. All offices are subject to both Primary and General Elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the Primary Election would narrow the field to two candidates who would then appear on the General Election ballot. The filing fee of one percent of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed...
Recap of cat ordinance In the interest of promoting better understanding of Ordinance 682 passed by the Odessa Town Council at its most recent meeting on March 27, an abbreviated version of the ordinance is supplied below. It is unlawful for any person or persons to own or harbor any cat within the corporate limits of the Town of Odessa, unless they have procured an ID tag. Licenses issued by the Town are valid for one year, January 1 to December 31. Any cat reaching six months of age must be licensed. Nonresidents staying...
Spokane, Wash. – April 11, 2017. As of May 5, Avista is relinquishing the space it has been leasing in Odessa, which includes removing the company sign from the building located at 8 E. First Ave. Avista’s local service representative, a resident of Odessa, will remain based in the town. “Although Avista will no longer have a physical location, we are as committed to meeting the energy needs of our customers in Odessa as we have been for well over 95 years,” said Kelly Donohue, Avista’s district manager for Lincoln County. ...
PDA brochure At the monthly meeting March 21, Heather Slack presented the draft of a brochure she has been working on to the group, hoping to obtain suggestions or notification of omissions to be included and presented again at the informal meeting on March 27. The focus of the brochure is tourism, local activities and amenities. It was noted that we need to highlight the golf course, Fall Festival, Cruizin' Day, the availability of downtown high-speed Internet, the city libra...
The Desert 100 off-road motorcycle endurance race may have been the largest ever judging from the size of the campsite at the corner of Irby Road and SR 28. Configured like a giant "L" the site certainly covered more ground than we had seen before at prior races. The official results are still being tabulated and finalized and will be posted on the website of the Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club as soon as possible. As for how the Odessa vendors did, information is still being...
Winter has finally passed. Spring has sprung with daffodils in bloom and tulips not far behind, with many other lovely treasures pushing their way up through the soil. And now it’s time to meet some new neighbors. John and Faye Hill and their two adorable sons, Raymond and Rawlins, arrived in Odessa in November 2016. Before leaving the Seattle area, they did some research on the school districts in this area and found Odessa to be the best. Based on the information they found, they made the move and are happy about their d...
The issue of parking next to the community center was discussed by the council with input from police chief Tom Clark. The decision was made to utilize perpendicular parking with spaces marked by white stripes on the east side of the building, beginning just north of the door to the town clerk’s office. The area adjacent to the fire hydrant at the corner of First Avenue and First Street would become a no-parking zone. The question of whether perpendicular parking of large pickup trucks would allow enough space on the street f...
Due to incorrect information supplied to the newspaper, last week's issue of The Record reported that H.P. Carstensen had been hired as the junior-high head basketball coach, when he has been hired as the head baseball coach for the junior-high boys. Our apologies also to our readers for the confusing state of the back page of our March 30 issue. Several pieces of text were placed out of their correct order. Please see our website at www.odessarecord.com for correct version of the Harrington News and the last portion of the...
The Odessa School Board held a workshop in the superintendent’s office at 6:30 p.m. March 22 for the purpose of discussing the superintendent’s evaluation. Attending were superintendent Dan Read, board chairman Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward. In the high school library at 7 p.m., the open meeting was held with Deife, Valverde, Crossley, Steward and Read present, as well as principal Jamie Nelson and business manager Juli Weishaar. Also attending were Justin Parr and Travis Schuh. The board app...
