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Suellen White attended her final school board meeting in Odessa June 24. Board chairman Ed Deife thanked her for her service to the Odessa School District for the past six years. He also introduced and welcomed Dan Read, the incoming superintendent, whose contract begins July 1. White thanked the board and community for allowing her to be the superintendent for the past six years. She said she had planned to accept the job only for one year when she first took it on. But she...
Last week's Harrington column included a questionnaire used to prove up patent claims for homesteads. We continue here with question 14. Q. 14. Was the land occupied by any other person when you made such settlement? If so, state who lived there, and how you obtained possession. Ans. It was not. I was the first person to make settlement upon the land. Q. 15. When did you actually move on this land and commence living permanently thereon? Ans. I built my house in March 1884...
The largest federal reclamation project in the United States is gaining momentum. After contracts were issued in January to construct two siphons in Lind Coulee, the expansion of the East Low Canal portion of the Columbia Basin Project continues to advance. The East Low Canal delivers water to landowners in the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District and is the source of water for the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program. This expansion makes groundwater delivery possible...
According to the National Weather Service, the high temperature in Odessa on Sunday was 109 degrees Fahrenheit, just three degrees shy of the all-time record high temperature of 112 degrees set July 28, 1939....
The June 24 meeting of the Odessa School Board was one of the larger such meetings ever held, with supporters of the school’s ag program clamoring for an expanded, more robust program with a full-time ag teacher. Superintendent Suellen White, attending her final meeting in that role (she is retiring and the new superintendent Dan Read takes over July 1), described the current state of the district’s Agriculture Education Program. She told the board and those present that she understands the importance of the ag program to...
Odessa volunteer firefighters spent Sunday, the hottest day of the year 2015 so far, fighting two fires that started on the eastern outskirts of town, caused by downed power lines. Rural fire chief Roger Sebesta said the precise cause was still being investigated, but he suspected it had something to do with the extreme temperatures and the increased electrical loads due to air conditioners in use, irrigation pumps running, etc. Spectators a serious hazard for firefighting...
Vacation Bible School is a long-standing tradition in Odessa. It is generally held during the first week or two of the summer break from public school. The Odessa Ministerial Association, comprising the pastors of all of the Odessa churches, has jointly put on VBS for area children up through junior-high age. Pastor Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church, Pastor Bill Cox of the Foursquare Church, Pastor Mark Squire of the Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Pastor Tim Hauge of Christ...
The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures in the triple digits on the weekend and into early next week. People are being advised to limit strenuous outdoor activities and to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water. This is bad news for Hoopfest teams planning to head to Spokane this weekend, as Spokane is also forecast to have temperatures above 100 degrees both Saturday and Sunday. Event organizers have reportedly ordered additional cool-air misters, fans and lots of water for all involved in Hoopfest as...
Scammers are back at it, as they constantly are. Odessa’s Grannie BarBar is the most recent potential victim, but she had already heard about this type of scam and avoided falling for it. The caller claimed to be a grandson in need of money. When Grannie BarBar said, “This is a scam, isn’t it?” the caller hung up. Since the caller had addressed her as Grannie BarBar, she felt the scammer might be targeting the Odessa area. The Record advises citizens to be very wary of anyone requesting money or personal information of any...
When Odessa travelers cross over Mohler Road E. toward Sprague, they cross over an area formerly referred to as the “Four Corners,” “Unbewust corner” or “the old Liberty school.” Approaching Harrington-Tokio Road from the west, there is an old homestead to the north, encircled by trees and outbuildings. The Four Corners are located about four miles east of Mohler and about four miles south of Harrington. For those not familiar with this specific area, continuing east past the Four Corners and going to the end of Mohler Rd....
“An Unquenchable Optimism and a Tenacity that Verges on Stubbornness: Let’s Grow” is the title of the keynote address Alex McGregor will deliver on Friday, June 26, during the Adams County Development Council’s Annual Banquet in Ritzville. McGregor has viewed more than 2,000 images from the Adams County Historical Society’s archives in preparing his visual presentation. He has parlayed images from Adams County’s past with a vision for the future. McGregor is the owner of “the largest independent fertilizer, agriculture-c...
The Lincoln County Public Health Coalition is urging people to prepare for extreme heat this summer by staying cool, hydrated, and informed. Hot weather can be more than just uncomfortable. It can pose a threat to people’s health or even their lives. Heat exhaustion is a milder form of heat-related illness that can develop after several days of exposure to high temperatures and not drinking enough fluids. Heat stroke occurs when the body is no longer able to regulate its temperature. If not treated immediately, heat stroke c...
Odessa High School sophomore Cole Kissler, a member of the Advanced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Research class was selected back in March by the Mid-Columbia Science and Engineering Fair to represent Washington state at the 2015 GENIUS Olympiad in Oswego, New York. Kissler and his mentor and teacher Jeff Wehr flew into Syracuse and then traveled to Oswego to present his science research project, "Engineering an Aluminum Cone-Studded Solar Panel to Increase Output Efficiency." Students from more than...
Keith Erber, son of the late John Erber of Marlin and godson of Gordon Peterson, graduated June 10, 2015, from San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, Calif. He attended Odessa schools until the end of the first semester of his freshman year, when his father died. He was enrolled at Rogers High School in Spokane until the end of his sophomore year and then moved to California to live with his sister Kaye Palomarez. He plans to attend community college in Santa Barbara to...
Reservations are still coming in for the 2015 Odessa High School Alumni Banquet to be held June 20 in the community center. Those who have signed up to date are listed below: 1942: Laverna (Lesser) Dormaier 1946: Wilma (Lenhart) Schmidt 1949: George Rodeck 1951: Coleen (Luiten) Janke 1955 (60-year honored class): Robert Raugust, Virgil King, Jerry Walter, Carol (Weber) Schott 1957: Rosemary (Self) King, Jan (Giese) Graham 1959: J.D. Birge, Bob Martin, Ken Witt 1960: Anthony...
Alex C. Wagenblast, formerly of Odessa, has graduated from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas with a degree from the Department of Physics and Geosciences. He was also on the Dean’s List for the spring semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must be enrolled fulltime at ASU and must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Area students Brett Haden Larmer of Harrington, Jacob Alan Tanke of Mohler and Hannah Marjorie Null of Odessa have been named to the President’s Honor Roll...
In our story on the 2015 graduates last week, we neglected to mention the two students who received the citizenship awards, Carsen Weber and Jenna Shafer....
City Council Wednesday evening, June 10, Mayor Paul Gilliland called the meeting to order with all council members present: Terry Howe, Rick Becker, Peter Davenport, Levi Schenk and Mike Cronrath, along with Bunny Haugan, clerk, and Scott McGowan also present representing the city. Visitors included John Dempsey, Dianne Dempsey, Sharon Schultz, Crystal Hickman, Cassandra Paffle-Dick, Ashley Schenk, Paul Charlton, Justin Slack, Allen Barth, Dan Fromm, Jay Gossett, Marge Womach and Donita Simons. Paffle-Dick, representing the...
Jon Heimbigner, a 1966 graduate of Odessa High School, has a long history of participation in and promotion of sports of all kinds in Spokane. Gerald (Gerry) Ray, whose letters to the editor often appear in this newspaper, is a former Odessa school teacher and a 1953 graduate of Ritzville High School. When Ray read about Heimbigner’s work with sports halls of fame in Spokane and elsewhere in eastern Washington, Ray approached him with the idea of establishing an Odessa hall of fame for athletes. Heimbigner told The Record h...
Lincoln County Auditor Shelly Johnston has announced that there will be a special three- (3-) day filing period held Tuesday, June 23, 2015, through Thursday, June 25, 2015, for the purpose of declaring candidacy for the following elective positions that were not previously filed for during the regular filing period: Town of Creston Council 1 short & 4-year Council 5 short & 4-year Town of Odessa Mayor 4-year Creston School Dist. #73 Director 3 4-year Director 4 at-large 4-year Odessa S.D. #105 Director 1 4-year Reardan...
On May 29, Harrington students and staff took a break from studying and enjoyed the sunny afternoon with a K-12 MARVELous Field Day. A community barbeque, a Justice League bouncy house, a plethora of superhero-themed stations, face painting and temporary tattoos, Otter Pops, Eastern Washington University Health and Fitness student volunteers, timeless music and the Spokane Indians baseball team mascot Recycle Man contributed to the fun. Student teacher Megann Erni planned the K-12 superhero-themed event as a part of her EWU...
The Lincoln County Relay for Life event is slated for June 12 and 13 at the Davenport football field and the planning committee extends an open invitation to the community to attend the event. “You don’t have to be on a team or have been doing fundraising to enjoy this event,” said Gina Halme, the Davenport High School junior who took Relay on as her senior project. “Relay is here to show support to those in our community battling cancer and we welcome everyone to attend.” Cancer survivors and caregivers are also invited to p...
Improvements to a state-owned eastern Washington rail line would help Washington farmers deliver their goods to market more efficiently and benefit the state’s overall economy, according to a new plan developed by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The Palouse River and Coulee City (PCC) Rail System Strategic Plan, finalized last month, will help shape future funding, policy and planning goals for the state-owned rail system. Developed with the PCC Rail Authority, the plan also incorporates suggestions brought...
The House of Representatives passed a measure on Wednesday to increase academic rigor and streamline assessment requirements for high school students. Rep. Matt Manweller voted in favor of House Bill 2214 siting the reduction in the number of assessment tests from seven to three as the main reason. “As a former high school teacher and now a professor, I have seen firsthand the effects of the over testing. Educators are spending too much time teaching to the test, and students are spending too much time gearing their s...
HOHS Meeting in the Art Room of the Opera House, the Harrington Opera House Society held its monthly meeting with Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Linda Wagner, Carol, Bonnie Hardy, Dillon Haas, Karen Robertson and Marge Womach present. The floor of the auditorium has been finished and cured. Preparations are now underway for the electrical and plumbing work for the second floor. Members voted to purchase the necessary lumber to complete the woodwork for finishing the baseboards. Blinds...
