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Davenport Theatrical will hold auditions for the musical “Big Fish” on March 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Davenport High School Auditorium. Adults of all ages (16+) and genders are needed to fill 10 roles. Auditionees will be taught a song by music director Karen Brewster and a dance by choreographer Lindsey Van Buren and will be asked to read selections from the script. Those auditioning should plan to stay for the entire 90-minute window. No experience is necessary, and the company hopes to offer roles to volunteers fro...
Harrington Historic Preservation Commission The Harrington Historic Preservation Commission met March 1 with members Celeste Miller, Karen Allen, Aileen Sweet, Lindsey Hutsell and Anita Harman, as well as Margie Hall of the Economic Development Council and visitors Amy Foley and Marge Womach. The group held elections, with Celeste Miller reelected as chair, Lindsey Hutsell co-chair (replacing Karen Allen, who had served for several years). Several local citizens have been appr...
Now is the time to apply for financial aid if you plan to attend Big Bend Community College. The BBCC financial aid priority funding date is April 15, 2016 for students who want to attend BBCC this summer or fall. The 2016-2017 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or WASFA for DREAMer students, a BBCC data sheet and all other requested documents must be received by the priority funding date to ensure determination of eligibility prior to the tuition due dates for summer and fall quarters. The FAFSA can be...
The Voluntary Stewardship Program is a new approach approved and funded by the state legislature to protect critical areas on agricultural lands within the state of Washington. Lincoln County is one of the 28 counties across the state that has opted to participate in the process. Instead of enacting further critical areas regulation on agricultural lands, the program would allow Lincoln County to work closely with landowners and stakeholders to develop voluntary, site-specific stewardship plans. Lincoln County has requested...
Once again, our local elected representatives gathered under the great marble dome of the Capitol in Olympia and once again they were greeted by dozens of lobbyists from public agencies or the nonprofit lobby groups for public agencies, all of them ultimately funded by your tax or rate dollars. The Public Disclosure Commission reports that of the $4.8 million spent in the last 12 months on lobbying, the leading topical category on which money is spent is “Government,” at $609,000. Consistently among the top spenders on lob...
The income survey sent out to every household in the Town of Odessa recently is to be turned in to the Lincoln County Economic Development Council by next Tuesday’s deadline. The importance of providing this information confidentially to the council cannot be overemphasized. The lack of such a survey has led to seven of the eight municipalities in Lincoln County to become ineligible for grants to help pay for infrastructure projects such as the recent Fourth and Fifth Avenue street and sidewalk replacement work that was c...
Steve Siegel of Odessa has established a Democratic caucus site in Odessa for the March 26 statewide Democratic caucuses. Even without a local county Democratic party organization, Democrats in Lincoln County can have their voices heard by the state. Anyone who would like to attend but will be unable to do so may qualify to submit a proxy/surrogate affidavit which can be obtained by visiting the website at http://www.wa-democrats.org. The two-page proxy must be received by the state party before March 18. The address is on...
At its most recent meeting, the Odessa Town Council ratified the composition of the standing committees recommended by Mayor Lois Hubbard. The committees are used to enhance communication and coordination of issues before they are presented to the council as a whole, and they meet and report as necessary. The finance/administration committee consists of Terry Goetz and Kelly Watkins. Goetz and Watkins also comprise the personnel committee. On the police committee are Landon Lobe and Bill Crossley, while the fire department...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is seeking community help in setting up and manning the hospitality tent at the site of the Desert 100 which will soon be upon us. This year the race will be held the first weekend in April, with poker runs and youth races on Saturday, April 2, and the huge endurance race, the Desert 100, on Sunday, April 3. There has been concern among some Chamber members because participation in this event by Odessa food vendors has declined in the past couple of years. The weather can often be chilly and...
The Odessa Friends of the Library are sponsoring a workshop on “Autism: Transitioning into Adulthood” by Dr. Steve Becker on Saturday, March 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Odessa Public Library, 21 E First Ave. Some of the subtopics covered are: • How should a parent prepare a teenager for living on his/her own? • What changes happen to parents as their children grow up into adulthood? • How can parents create a safety net to prevent young adults from “crashing and burning” (getting overwhelmed, failing...
The Odessa Fire Department's equipment auction last Saturday, February 27, was a big draw, as rigs from near and far poured into town for the 9 a.m. start. Much of the farming equipment was from the estate of local farmer/rancher Mike Connolly, with additional items from the (Brian) Homberg Farms estate. The Lincoln County Roads Dept. and Sheriff's Office also contributed consignment vehicles to the auction. Only a couple of items remained unsold, and those items were finding...
Marie L. Schorzman died February 25, 2016 in Odessa. A full obituary will follow once arrangements for a graveside service have been made by the family....
The Odessa Food Bank will be filling its shelves with plenty of new items following last Saturday evening’s taco feed held at the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The holiday meals provided by the food bank late in the year tend to reduce its holdings, so the beginning of the new year finds the shelves getting rather empty. Food bank director Julie Jantz said about 100 people attended the event. Local church members provided some casseroles and salads, while the taco bar items and beverages were either purchased through a g...
On February 24, the Odessa School Board held a workshop in the district office for the purpose of discussing policies and procedures. In attendance were Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson, board members Ed Deife, Heather Valverde, Roland Singer, Chris Crossley and Janie Steward and facilities director Justin Parr. The board met in the high school library at 6 p.m., an hour earlier than normal due to the dance recital being held at 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Deife, Valverde, Singer, Crossley, Steward, Read,...
The Grant County Health District is working to conclude its investigation of two Grant County residents’ deaths in February 2016. Washington State Public Health Laboratory recently confirmed that one of the submitted specimens was positive for botulism toxin. This information was sufficient to confirm the disease in both cases because they are from the same household with similar classic botulism symptoms. The specific food source has not been confirmed, but home-canned or prepared food continues to be suspected as the most l...
The first buttercup of 2016 to be brought to the attention of The Odessa Record was found last Saturday, February 20, when a group of children, including the grandchildren of the late Mike Walter, were visiting Walter’s horses on the hill near town. Holden, Leah and Aubrey Iverson are the children of Brenick and Kamie Iverson of Odessa. Their grandparents are Dave and Sharon Iverson of Keller, Wash. and Brad and Debbie Arlt of the Odessa/Ritzville area. Layton and Emersyn Albertson are the children of Blayne (Walter) and T...
The Washington State Department of Health in Olympia has received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), that a Mason County man in his 20’s, who visited a Thurston County hospital, is the first person in the state to test positive for the Zika virus. The person recently traveled to the South Pacific before returning to Washington. People who have returned from Zika-affected areas who are pregnant or having symptoms of Zika illness should contact their healthcare provider. “Because many peo...
Senator Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Representatives Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, and Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, are holding an hour-long telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m. The program is similar to a call-in radio show in which people may call and ask questions over the telephone and participate in surveys. To participate, residents can call (509) 895-5003 during the event. If listeners have questions during the call, they can press the star (*) key on their telephone keypads. For more information about the t...
Dog licenses are required by an ordinance of the Town of Odessa. Each license is good for one year and is renewal each January. The purpose of the licensing fee is to help cover the cost of finding lost dogs or corraling loose dogs and returning them to their owners. The kennel for stray animals that belongs to the town has fallen into disrepair, and efforts to replace it are currently at a standstill. Odessa’s police force does not want to have to put any animals into the current kennel, so having dogs licensed and tagged h...
Harrington Historic Preservation Commission Saturday, February 6, the commission met at the Miller residence with Celeste Miller, Aileen Sweet, Anita Harman and Lindsey Hutsell present. Suggestions had been made to invite specific citizens to ascertain their potential interest in serving on the commission, since there is a need to increase membership. However, no one had been contacted in the interim. A motion passed to have Hutsell create a time-line of the group’s accomplishments from its inception to the present. Informati...
The Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society will meet Tuesday, March 1, at 5 p.m. in the dining room of the Old Town Hall. Items on the agenda include a review of the existing plan for the building and suggestions for changes to that plan. Also up for discussion will be the annual rummage sale, which has been scheduled for Saturday, June 18. Anyone who has an interest in the future of the historic Old Town Hall is encouraged to attend this meeting....
On Thursday February 25, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center will participate, along with Region 9 Healthcare Coalition members, in training of local staff members in how to respond in the event of a disaster. The training will take place from 12:30 p.m. through 5 p.m. The intersection of Second Avenue and Fifth Street will be closed down during that period so that decontamination tents can be set up. Employees participating in the training may also be seen donning their decontamination suits. Please note that this is only a...
February 22, Washington state regulators fined Qwest Corporation, dba CenturyLink QC, $2,854,750 for the April 2014 statewide 911 outage. The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved a settlement between the company and commission staff following an investigation into the 911 outage that severely disrupted emergency services for six hours. All 911 calls placed from landline, wireless, and Internet-based phones were affected. In the order, the commission stated: “We agree with staff and the company that t...
The February 9 special election held in Lincoln County saw the school and hospital levies in Odessa and Harrington pass by comfortable margins. Of the 5,823 registered voters in 40 precincts, 3,107 had returned ballots by February 12 when the last count was tabulated for a voter turnout of 53.36 percent. The election will be certified on February 19. Odessa School District 105’s Proposition 1 (Replacement Maintenance and Operation Levy) passed within Lincoln County by 323 to 114 votes or 73.91 to 20.09 percent. When the f...
