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On Friday, November 4, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Riverview Care Center's multipurpose room, 1841 East Upriver Drive in Spokane, the family and friends of Ray A. Garrett, former resident of Odessa, will celebrate his 100th birthday. Ray Anderson Garrett was born November 4, 1916, 10 miles out of West Plains, Missouri. The doctor came to the house in a horse-driven buggy. His parents were Stillman and Katherine (McLelland) Garrett. He was the youngest of four boys, Paul (1905), Lee...
The Halloween Carnival held Monday, October 31, at the Odessa Community Center drew plenty of well-costumed children and adults. The FFA chapter at Odessa High sponsored the event. In addition to games of skill in which participants could win tickets that could be exchanged for prizes, the attendees could also grab dinner in the form of hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs, along with water, soda pop and chips. New police chief Tom Clark, whose daughter Jordan is a member...
On October 27, six schools from nine different towns across the Bi-County joined Odessa for the 7th Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge. Odessa, Wilbur, Davenport, Lind, Sprague, Ritzville, Creston and Harrington showed up at the Odessa multipurpose room at 9 a.m. to compete in the annual science-based "Junkyard Wars." Each school brought a team of six students to vie against the other schools for the traveling trophy. Team Odessa consisted of Chance Messer, Colby Sooy, Cole...
Harrington Food Mart One hundred years ago a man by the name of J.O. Kerrick set forth with architectural drawings in hand and proceeded to build the Fallert Hotel, in which building there has been a grocery store of one form or another during the past century as Moore's Grocery, Banner Meat Co, Harrington Food Market and Leeming Bakery. Henry Fallert had been the owner of Dutch Henry's Place which sat in the path of a fierce fire that destroyed it and the OK Stables in the...
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington state regulators on Monday rejected a complaint filed by Teamsters Local 690 alleging Lincoln County’s commissioners violated the law this past summer when they pledged to make the community’s collective bargaining process more transparent. On September 7, the commissioners notified the union they had unanimously passed a resolution the night before stating that future contract negotiations between the county and the unions representing its workers would be open for public oversight. In respo...
The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 held a workshop in the district office Wednesday, October 26, to review the district’s highly capable plan and school performance report and to discuss the upcoming M & O and Capital Projects levies. Board members then met in the high school library with chairman Ed Deife, board members Janie Steward and Chris Crossley, superintendent Dan Read, principal Jamie Nelson and business manager Juli Weishaar attending. Also present were facilities director Justin Parr and athleti...
Women's Health Night celebrated it's 15th annual event dedicated to female health issues last week Wednesday in the social hall of Heritage Church. Clinic manager Barb Schlimmer introduced the evening's emcee, Jolene Erickson of the Lincoln County Health Department in Davenport. Erickson kept the proceedings on schedule, pausing now and then to give away donated door prizes. Also available that evening were brief massages provided by the Odessa hospital's physical therapy...
City Council On October 12, the Harrington City Council was called to order by Mayor Dillon Haas. Four councilmen were present, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath and Justin Slack, along with clerk Bunny Haugan and maintenance supervisor Scott McGowan. In addition, the following attended: Colt Sanford (history class student), Paul Gilliland, Paul Charlton and Marge Womach. The Public Hearing on Revenue sources for 2017 was opened. Davenport, who had attended a FEMA workshop, distributed a hand-out and summary from it...
Hello friends. There has been a lot of activity going on with the town in recent months. I wanted to update you on some of these activities. The town has hired a new police chief, Tom Clark. He and his family are in the process of moving to Odessa. Tom has many years of law enforcement experience and will be a wonderful addition to the department and the town. Be sure to greet him and introduce yourself when you see him around. The First Street sidewalk project has been completed. This project was made possible by a $171,000...
Parent-teacher conferences for Odessa school children in Kindergarten through 12th grade will be held on Tuesday, November 8, and Wednesday, November 9, with school dismissed early at 12:30 p.m. on both days. There will also be early dismissal on Thursday, November 10, at 12:30 p.m., and there will be NO school on Friday, November 11, in honor of Veteran’s Day. All K-5 students have been scheduled for a specific conference time, and parents should receive a designated date and time slip from their homeroom teacher or the o...
The Odessa High School FBLA chapter was one of six winners of the national Lead2Feed Challenge last May. We were able to select a charity of our choice to donate $25,000. With guidance from Okanogan County Commissioner Sheilah Kennedy, our chapter chose to donate $12,500 to the Long-term Recovery Group in Okanogan County and $12,500 to the Odessa Fire Department. Thanks to the efforts of Commissioner Kennedy, several FBLA members had the privilege of attending the dedication...
OLYMPIA – Washington State Department of Health has issued an interim advisory due to potential health risks associated with eating large quantities of razor clams harvested from the Washington coast. The Department recommends that people eat no more than 15 razor clams per month during a one-year period. This interim advisory applies to everyone, especially women who are pregnant or might become pregnant, nursing mothers, children, the elderly and people with compromised renal function. The Community Advancing the Study o...
Tea and Quilts, the first annual quilt viewing, will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, Saturday, October 15, at 10 a.m. The church is located just east of the clinic at 602 E. Amende Drive, Sanctuary pews will be draped with over 60 quilts, and refreshments will be served in the adjoining parish hall. Many people from throughout the community have helped complete these quilts that will be sent to Lutheran World Relief to bring warmth and comfort to people in places of need around the world. This informal event is offered so...
Harrington Opera House Society Billie Herron called the meeting to order on October 3, with Carol, Linda Wagner, Karen Robertson, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Marge Womach and Gordon Herron present. Following minutes and treasurer’s report, mention was made that architect Sue Lani Madsen has not submitted the completed blue prints but has committed to doing so in the next three to four weeks. The building committee reported that the railings for the center stage stairs were nearly complete and would be r...
The O-H Athletic Booster Club auction is coming up on Saturday, October 22, in the Odessa Community Center, starting at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour and silent auction, followed by a prime rib dinner at 6 p.m. and live auction at approximately 7:30. There will be a no host bar. Tickets are $25 when purchased in advance from Odessa Drug or from any club board member, or will cost $30 at the door. Currently, more than 100 silent auction items have been donated, ranging from home décor, to various gift certificates, to O-H...
Bellevue, Wash. (October 12, 2016) – Over the past five years, teen drivers were involved in nearly 14,000 fatal crashes and more than 4,200 of those crashes involved speeding. According to a new AAA survey of driving instructors, speeding is one of the top three mistakes teens make when learning to drive. With 65 percent of those instructors also reporting that parents today are worse at preparing their teens to drive compared to a decade ago. AAA encourages parents that their involvement is key to preventing deadly m...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center will be convening a series of discussion groups on October 26 and 27 to discuss our community’s current health care delivery system and to listen to resident’s perceptions, needs and vision for local care. This is taking place in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health, the Washington State Hospital Association and the Washington State Heath Care Authority. You may receive a telephone call from Health Facilities Planning & Development (HFPD), based in Seattle (206 area cod...
The Mennonite Country Auction held last Saturday drew a large crowd to the country church located about 11 miles outside of Odessa. People came from far and wide to sample the homemade cider, ice cream and other delectables. Others came for the beautiful quilts and other hand-crafted items in wood or metal. With everything from German sausage to Greek gyros, plus kraut runzas (the Mennonite version of Odessa’s kraut ranzas), green bean soup and African nut stew, the o...
October is the time of year for fall leaves, pumpkins and clover. 4-H clovers that is! Many 4-H clubs reorganize for the new 4-H year in the fall. More than six million young people across the country celebrate National 4-H Week, an annual celebration of 4-H during the first full week of October. The 4-H Youth Development Program is designed to engage youth in learning opportunities that promote positive youth development. In 4-H, the critical elements of a successful learning experience are a sense of belonging,...
The agriculture department at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake has recently made improvements to its curriculum: • A new position was added in June, agricultural education instructor/coordinator. Landra Kosa will be improving and expanding the program, advising students and, in the future, instructing students. • The department is currently in the process of articulating transfer agreements with WSU and the University of Idaho. • It is also working with industry and an advisory committee to define and meet the needs...
Elevator, grand piano dedicated The Harrington Opera House Society held its gala celebration and dedication of the recently installed elevator and Boston grand piano designed by Steinway on Saturday, October 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. At 4 p.m. the “ribbon” was cut from the lobby to the entrance to the elevator with three scissors, a fete that only the politically connected could manage. Simultaneously, Sen. Judy Warneck, Rep. Tom Dent and Rep. Matt Manweller cut the ribbon, whi...
The Odessa Open, the state-sanctioned horseshoes tournament held last Saturday at the Finney Field horseshoe pits had 14 players competing for awards in two classes of play. In the A class, Jerry Conklin of the Tri-Cities took first place, with Earl Hertlin of Creston taking second and Les Myers of Tri-Cities taking third. In B class competition, Harold Boger of Moses Lake was the number-one pitcher, with Ron Heutink of Ephrata getting second place and Mike Watcher of Spokane...
Additional names have come to light of those who helped with the Kid Zone entertainment venue during Fest. Faye King was one of those helpers as well as Pam Suchland and her sister Jackie. Due to a reporter's error, the names of the members of the honor guard for the Deutschesfest parade were incorrect. The honor guard consisted of Edwin Jasman, Danny Quilici, Jerry Jasman and John Hardt. The Record regrets the error....
Cont. from last week Although Saturday morning's weather was a bit of a downer for the folks in the parade, as well as for those watching, the event went on as scheduled, and the spectators took their places on the sidewalks to applaud the participants. Tim Coley and Gordon Neale, former Odessa residents and still members of the Oom Pas and Mas polka band, were the announcers for the parade and kept the downtown crowd entertained with their banter. The rain at parade time was...
As with everything in life, we often have to throw out the old way and start new. Starting October 1, the filing date for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will open for students who will be enrolling in college during the 2017-2018 school year and using their tax return information from the 2015 year, which is known as the “prior prior” year. This will be a permanent change from the previous January 1 opening date. The October filing date is going into effect for a few reasons: One, to better align wit...
