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The Rural Pathways to Prosperity conference held in Odessa last Friday was sponsored by the Lincoln County Economic Development Council and WSU Extension. The conference was set up based on the format of a webinar, which made it so much easier for folks in both Odessa and Colville to participate with keynote speaker Erik Pages, who was located in the Midwest. Pages provided PowerPoint presentations, answered questions posed by participants and focused on rural Washington success stories to emphsize the potential for every sma...
Caffeinated alcoholic beverages or alcohol energy drinks are premixed beverages that contain not only alcohol but also include caffeine and other stimulants. Sold in tall, narrow cans similar to non-alcoholic energy drinks, which are popular drinks among teens, they carry teen-friendly names and contain a lot of sugar and flavoring. A typical can has about as much caffeine as a large cup of coffee, along with additives like guarana and ginseng that can speed up the central nervous system. Drinking alcohol and energy drinks...
According to the Washington State Poison Center, hiking season is upon us, bringing opportunities to interact with native wildlife, including snakes. While the vast majority of snakes found in Washington are harmless, a few species are capable of delivering a venomous bite, including the Northern Pacific and Western rattlesnakes These animals are not aggressive and will not bite unless they are threatened. If you encounter a snake in your yard, DO NOT attempt to capture it. To avoid snakebites while hiking, follow these tips...
Officials are working to identify how the unvaccinated individual was exposed, but there is no indication of recent travel or contact with a known case. This measles case is not related to the large, national outbreak linked to an amusement park in California, which was declared over on April 17, 2015. Spokane County has not had a documented case of measles since 1994. Most people have immunity to the measles through vaccination, so the risk to the general public is low. But with confirmation of measles virus here, the...
Teresa Scrupps, who teaches junior-high math at Cheney Middle School, was honored March 20 by the West Plains Chamber of Commerce as the Best of the West Plains Teacher of the Year. A Best of the West Awards Gala was held at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. She was nominated by her school principal and vice principal. The award was announced at a special assembly held March 13 for the students and staff at Cheney Middle School. Scrupps is a 1989 graduate of Odessa High School. She is married to fellow OHS graduate Tom...
Washington State snowpack is melting earlier than usual, according to data from the fourth 2015 forecast by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. “Seventy-four percent of our long-term monitoring sites have set new record low snowpack,” said the organization’s Water Supply Specialist, Scott Pattee. “March was warm and dry in most of the West; as a result, snow is melting earlier than usual.” Historically, April 1 is the peak in terms of snowpack. This year, the peak came earlie...
The Odessa Golf Course has undergone quite a transformation since the McCullar family purchased it. The family brought in Dillon Jahns as the new groundskeeper/manager, and he has worked extremely hard, by all accounts, to make the course more attractive and, in some cases, more challenging. In the clubhouse as well, the small kitchen has added some new equipment and, under the direction of Danielle Hardung and Suzie Deife, is now offering an expanded menu of panini and deli sandwiches, salads and flatbread pizza. They have a...
Do you realize the 24th annual Odessa Healthcare Foundation Wine Tasting and Auction is less than a month away? That’s right, Friday May 1, 2015, is the night to taste some wine, nibble on some appetizers, bid on some auction items and support our local hospital. Would you like to avoid the long line at the front door of the community center? Would you like to enter the side door as a VIP (even if you aren’t sitting at the VIP table)? Well, if the answer to those questions is YES!, go to http://omhf.maestroweb.com. Once you...
The first new water supplies since 2005 in the Columbia Basin Project for groundwater replacement have been made available through action taken by the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District Board of Directors. The board voted to issue the first five water service contracts to landowners, supplying water to 1,835 acres from the Columbia Basin Project, allowing for continued crop production and preservation of groundwater for other uses. The action is part of the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program, a public-private partner...
Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Susan G. Komen Eastern Washington Affiliate’s 2015 grant slate exceeds the previous year’s earnings by reaching $362,310 in awarded funds to 15 local programs for 13 organizations that provide breast health and/or breast cancer education, screening or treatment services. Komen Eastern Washington’s Grant Board Chairman, Cindy Fitzgerald, expresses the Affiliate’s excitement regarding the 2015 grant slate, “The Grant Review Committee members were pleased to review so many excellent...
Much like the famous slogan Kim Todd and her Race for the Cure team put an inspired spin on, the members of Got Pink? know how to get people’s attention...and have fun while doing it. They tote big pink signs and let their voices be heard; they take over restaurants, making the wait staff honorary members; some members wear crazy costumes, but all wear the team shirt, which shows their solidarity and has a new twist each year. “It’s so much fun,” said Kim Todd, the original and now one-of-five coaches of Got Pink? “Every year...
At the Harrington Opera House on Thursday, April 9, from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. will be the first in a series of meetings to present purpose, goals and plans of each of Harrington’s civic and community organizations. The public is invited. There will be short five-minute presentations by four or five organizations followed by a question and answer session and informal visiting time. This will allow each organization to showcase the purposes of their organization and enlist new members. It provides time to share projects and e...
Low-interest farm loans remain available for women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Loan funds are available to buy farms, livestock and equipment. Funds may also be used to operate farms, build or repair farm buildings, pay for soil and water conservation practices, and in some cases refinance debts. FSA offers both direct and guaranteed loans. Direct loans to buy a farm may carry the current April interest rate of 3.375 percent over 40 years, a...
A good transportation system is essential to Central Washington’s quality of life and economic prosperity. At four open houses in April, community members are invited to learn about a four-county regional transportation planning effort and share their ideas about what transportation improvements should be considered. The counties of Adams, Grant, Kittitas and Lincoln – and the cities and towns within them – make up a Regional Transportation Planning Organization called QUADCO. QUADCO supports the region’s communities in main...
After a nine-hour day of continually presenting their research to experts in the field, the young scientists from Odessa High School's Advanced STEM Research Laboratory exhibited their academic prowess in science and engineering at the Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair in Kennewick Thursday, March 12, 2015. Nearly 100 high school student researchers, representing the finest scientific minds, vied for top prizes in STEM-related categories. Odessa senior...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday night to hear the welcome news that the livestock processing facility at the Odessa Industrial Park is slated to resume operation by the end of March. At the meeting was Ellie Key, permit manager with the state Department of Ecology, as well as Kim Ramm, president of the Odessa Public Development Authority, and Margie Hall, executive director of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council. Key said she had been working with the town’s public works director Rod Webster on issues at the w...
On a bright and sunny Friday afternoon, the Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band drove into Harrington and parked their motor home in the vacant lot south of the Harrington Opera House. Harrington is their first stop in the 5,200 mile tour they are making. They were served an early dinner in the Art Room and by 6 p.m. were upstairs in the newly finished auditorium. During the week members of the HOHS cleaned and polished and added finishing touches. As the audience trickled in, many comments were made about the beauty of the woodwork...
Premera/Blue Cross has announced it has been the target of a major data breach. The breach affected Premera Blue Cross, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska and its affiliated companies, Vivacity and Connexion Insurance Solutions, Inc. It impacts millions of individuals in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. It is unclear at this time what information was taken, but it may have included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, mailing and email addresses, telephone numbers, member identification numbers, bank account...
Fifth Congressional Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers will join Lincoln County Republicans at their annual Lincoln Day luncheon planned for Saturday, March 28. Keynote speaker will be Lt. Col. Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), a former Congressman from Florida and a frequent commentator on Fox News. “This is the most ambitious Lincoln Day we’ve ever planned,” said Sue Lani Madsen, Chairman of the Lincoln County Republicans. “We are fortunate to have both a nationally recognized speaker, as well as our current Congres...
The 911 call on March 8, 2015 to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reporting an attempted child abduction at the city park in Sprague has led to the arrest on March 11 of a 15-year-old Sprague resident. The suspect was reported to have begun a conversation with a 10-year-old boy and 8-year-old girl before grabbing a 22-month-old child from a stroller and fleeing on foot. Dispatchers informed Lincoln County Deputies and troopers of the Washington State Patrol. A search of the area ensued without locating the suspect. D...
The annual kickoff event for the Lincoln County Relay for Life will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in the Commissioners’ Chambers. The kickoff is an opportunity for relay teams to register early for $75 instead of the regular $100 fee. As a commencement to Relay for Life, during which teams from all over Lincoln County will meet at the Davenport track on June 12 and 13 in honor of those who are fighting or have survived cancer and their caregivers, the kickoff is also an o...
Stacey Rasmussen, manager for the Odessa Public Development Authority, didn’t know what she was in for when she met with people from the federal Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Ecology last week for a “routine inspection” of Odessa’s mothballed biodiesel plant. As she reported Monday, March 16, at the regular monthly meeting of the OPDA board, the initial inspection quickly set off alarm bells among the DOE representatives present. EPA representation was also expected, but no one from that organiz...
Make time now to improve your community’s future by joining us in Odessa on April 17 for an economic development conference focused on rural regions just like ours. In an information packed six hours you will learn how to identify, encourage and support new entrepreneurs; how you can create jobs by helping your existing businesses to scale up; and how to determine what assets and programs need to be developed to support your local businesses. “Every community in Lincoln County has the desire to bring more businesses to tow...
The Washington Department of Health has recognized that Washington's future is dependent on the health of our children. Governor Jay Inslee launched the "Healthiest Next Generation Initiative" to help make our next generation the healthiest ever. The Healthiest Next Generation Initiative is about helping our children maintain a healthy weight, enjoy active lives and eat well. States that are making progress in improving the health of children have not found one solution; rather it is taking many solutions, by many people, in...
Harrington City Council met on March 11, at 7:30 p.m. at city hall with four councilmen present: Peter Davenport, Mike Cronrath, Rick Becker and Levi Schenk. Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the meeting. Others in attendance included Bunny Haugan, Scott McGowan, Ken Kennedy, Kathy Hoob, Sharon Schultz, Paul Charlton, Justin Slack, Marge Womach, Jay Gossett. Also attending were five high school students: Isabelle Phillips, Vanessa Larson, Jordan Tanke, Samantha Nighswonger and Jacob Montgomery. The council tabled the discussion on...
