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Save the date!! On November 11 at 6 p.m. in the basement of Heritage Church, a Community Veterans Day Dinner will be held, sponsored by American Legion Post #105 and VFW Post #7395. The turkey, gravy, stuffing and potatoes will be provided by the posts. Additional items such as salads, side dishes and desserts will be provided potluck-style, i.e., brought by people attending the dinner....
Last Thursday evening, October 15, Odessa residents living on or near First Avenue or driving through town were startled by the sudden appearance of numerous law enforcement vehicles with lights flashing converging on the parking lot of Washington Federal Bank at the corner of First Avenue and Alder Street. A man was taken into custody as he approached the ATM machine at that bank. Odessa police chief Helen Coubra told The Record that officers arrested Thomas A. Harris of Odessa on charges of violating the Uniform Controlled...
October 14 was the date of Women's Health Night, an annual event paid for by grants awarded to the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and Clinic. Members of the medical community and volunteer residents of the town put on an informative and enjoyable evening for Odessa's women. Again this year, members of the Odessa High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America, their parents and their advisor Terri King prepared the dinner. On the menu this year were...
The musical production “Sweeney Todd” opens this Friday, October 23, at the Masquers Theatre in Soap Lake. Directed by Randy Brooks, this extraordinary musical stars Daren Vernon and Cheri Barbre and includes the musical directing genius of Merie Walker and Stephanie Moore. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. Set...
Auditions for Davenport Theatrical’s on-stage reading of the play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. The production will consist of one performance on November 21, 2015 at the Harrington Opera House. Those auditioning will read selections from the script as groups in a fun, low-pressure environment. No preparation is needed. The selections are available to read online at DavenportTheatrical.org. Auditions will be held Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., or Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Davenport High Schoo...
Harrington City Council Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the October 14 meeting of the Council. All council members were present: Peter Davenport, Terri Howe, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath and Rick Becker, as well as Bunny Haugan, city clerk, and Scott McGowan, public works director. Visitors included Mike, Jacob and Kristi Poteet; Allen Barth; Paul Charlton; Sharon Schultz; Derek Montgomery and William Mann (two high school students); Justin Slack; Tim Tipton and Marge Womach. Kristi Poteet addressed the council desiring a variance...
A new light will be shining in Avista’s Washington and Idaho service area as the company replaces nearly 30,000 company-owned streetlights with energy efficient LED lights over five years. Updating to LED streetlights provides advantages to the public, customers and the environment as they use about 50 percent less energy than traditional high-pressure sodium lights, while lasting 2-3 times longer and providing better light quality for motorists and pedestrians. Avista is on track to upgrade 3,000 of its streetlights in W...
At the October 12 meeting of the Odessa Town Council, members approved the final version of the airport lease agreement with Odessa Air Service. Public works director Rod Webster reported he had been in contact with the permitting agencies with regard to cleaning trees, non-native grasses and debris out of the bed and banks of Crab Creek within the town limits. He said he hoped the cleanup could begin the following week. He was told that no motorized vehicles whatsoever were allowed to operate within the creek bed....
Spokane, Wash. – The Bureau of Land Management Spokane District has lifted the regulated fire closure on public lands that it administers in eastern Washington. The termination of the regulated fire closure was effective October 14, 2015 in the following counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima. Caution is advised at all times when operating motor vehicles on roads or t...
Aside from an awareness of the personal safety and well-being of others, all hunters should possess one more thing. Respect for others and their personal property. A local gentleman (who wishes to remain nameless) has had this problem. He says he has had no respect from some area hunters. Even with “No Trespassing, Beware of Dog and No Hunting” signs posted all around his yard, he found his dog Jackson (a dark chocolate lab) dead from two gun shot wounds at around 5 p.m. Satur...
Linda Goodman is the newest member of The Odessa Record's staff, fulfilling general office duties as well as writing, proofing and any other jobs that need doing. She moved here from Ephrata seven years ago and has called Odessa home since day one. Goodman has plenty of customer-service experience from former jobs as a medical receptionist in a busy clinic, secretary for an insurance company, loan specialist for a payday loan company, waitress and (as most of you know) a...
I recently had the opportunity to travel around the 13th District with Sen. Judy Warnick and Rep. Matt Manweller to visit our local newspapers. Meeting with editors and reporters, we discussed the successes and challenges of the 2015 legislative session, and also provided a preview of our goals for the upcoming 2016 session. I was proud to pass several bills this year that will help folks in our district and state. If you have some thoughts on legislation that would make a...
Don’t believe in UFOs? You haven’t met Peter Davenport. Peter Davenport is the Director of the National UFO Reporting Center, the nation’s most popular and widely accepted UFO reporting facility. The center receives, records and attempts to corroborate reports from individuals who have been witness to unusual, possibly UFO-related events. Now in his 21st year as the center’s Director, Davenport is as an expert in his field and has been featured in media including Business Week and Wired Magazine; appears on weekly radio;...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center has been awarded a grant for the implementation of a new patient monitoring system focused on enhancing the safety of long-term geriatric patients. Coverys, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance and related services, announced that the Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation awarded more than $140,000 in grants to 17 separate hospitals and health facilities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The grants will be used for staff training programs, resources and other...
OHS FBLA advisor On August 13, 2015, the North Star Fire broke out on the Colville Indian Reservation, 25 miles north of Grand Coulee. Due to drought conditions, hot temperatures and strong winds, the fire quickly grew to 45,000 acres after the first week, and 170,000 acres by the second week. At the same time, the Okanogan Complex and Chelan Complex fires were burning out of control, and the fires were ravaging hundreds of thousands of acres in Washington state, creating the...
As the beautiful fall weather continues to shine on us, the students of Harrington Elementary know its farm tour time. Each year about 60 children go to the Colbert farm to pet animals, harvest garden produce and learn how to make a profit on less than 20 acres of farm ground. The September 28 tour was an all-day event for K-6th graders at the Harrington school. The 55 students were bussed in groups from the school to the Colbert farm just out of town. Mrs. Larmer's...
OLYMPIA - As a public safety precaution, Washington State Department of Natural Resources campgrounds at Leader Lake and Rock Creek will remain closed because of damage caused by the Okanogan Complex fire. The Rock Creek picnic area will also remain closed. Burned-out stumps, fire-weakened trees and concealed pits are dangers that can put recreationists at risk if they venture into these closed campgrounds or other recently burned areas. Distressed and snagged tree areas are especially prone to falling in high winds....
The Odessa Town Council swore in its newest member, Kelly Watkins, at Monday night's meeting, with town clerk Gail Kiesz doing the honors. Watkins takes over the position vacated by Lois Harp, who resigned due to illness. The council, with budget considerations at the forefront this time of year, denied a request by the EMTs to have rental fees to the Old Town Hall and its kitchen waived or reduced when that group holds it hunters' breakfast on the first two days of the fall...
Needham Concert On September 22, the members of the Needham family provided Country and Christian music to an audience of 50 or more at the Harrington Opera House. It was their final performance before their return to Nashville, Tenn., having played at 14 locations in 21 days. Dave Needham introduced his father David (on acoustic guitar and harmonica) and his sister Diana Mummert, who writes most of their songs and plays the mandolin. Diane's husband Steve was on percussion, a...
Cool mornings, shorter days, and leaves beginning to turn are all signs that it is time for the Mennonite Country Auction & Relief Sale. Always held the first Saturday of October, the Mennonite Country Auction is holding its 38th annual auction in rural Ritzville on October 3, 2015. Since 1978, when the sale was first started, over $2.5 million dollars has been raised for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and their projects of peace, relief and development around the world (www.mcc.org). Preparation of the sale grounds be...
Harrington Public Development Authority The Harrington PDA met September 15, with vice-president Allen Barth calling the meeting to order. Three members were present: Bunny Haugan, Jay Kane and Paul Charlton, along with visitors: Margie Hall of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council, Marge Womach, Amy and Blaine Foley, Tim Tipton and county commissioner Mark Stedman. Margie Hall explained to the visitors that the PDA is an arm of city government with its primary...
Staff reports Great weather, smiles and laughter helped kick off Pre-Fest Thursday evening, starting with the Chalk-Drawing Contest sponsored by Wheatland Bank and held in the bank's front parking area. Children in four different age groups were asked to draw different things. The youngest contestants drew a rainbow, with Aubrey Iverson (daughter of Kamie and Brenick Iverson) winning the top prize in her age group. The next older group drew a house, and Morgan Lewis (daughter...
Odessa's elected representatives in Olympia, Senator Judy Warnick and Reps. Matt Manweller and Tom Dent visited The Odessa Record Monday afternoon to provide the newspaper with an update on bills that each had sponsored or supported, committees to which they belonged and their views on some of the actions taken during the extended sessions. Odessa Councilwoman Lois Fisher and Mayor Doug Plinski also sat in on the session, as did aides for each of the three legislators. All...
The Harrington Landmark Apartments were built in the fall of 1974 with November 15 as their date for occupancy. The Leitze Construction Company built the complex, which was designed by Joel Molander. The Harrington Lions Club borrowed the money from the Farmer’s Home Association when an FHA survey had pointed out the need for senior citizen housing. The occupants would have no maintenance worries. The building covers 5,800 square feet which includes four one-bedroom and four two-bedroom apartments. Each apartment had an e...
Washington News Service SEATTLE – About 23,000 homes and businesses in Washington are on the list to receive a broadband Internet connection, some for the first time. The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund started three years ago, for broadband service expansions that could take up to six years to complete. According to FCC spokesman Mark Wigfield, the goal is to get higher-speed Internet service to sparsely-populated areas, by adding some financial incentive for providers to install or upgrade the tec...
