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The fall honor roll list at Spokane Community College includes more than 2,500 students. To receive honor roll status, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average or higher. Both Markus Smith and Nicholas Tebow of Odessa were named to the honor roll. Community Colleges of Spokane is a dynamic, 12,300-square-mile state community college district that includes Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites, serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry and parts of...
A recent survey on child care and its impact on employment confirmed what Lincoln Hospital District 3 and the Bureau of Reclamation already know – a lack of child care services in Lincoln County makes it difficult to recruit and retain employees. Both the Bureau and the hospital district recently expressed to the Lincoln County Economic Development Council that a lack of child care options is one of the top issues making it difficult for them to attract and retain new talent. It was decided to survey other local business owne...
Two years after Washington voters ended pot prohibition, lawmakers are wading through a thicket of proposed reforms that aim to stabilize an industry struggling to get off the ground. “Right now I call it the wild, wild west,” Senate Democratic Leader Sharon Nelson, D-Maury Island, said during Thursday’s annual Associated Press Legislative Preview. “We’ve got incongruities in this law that we need to solve.” With seven new cannabis-related bills pre-filed so far come seven new opportunities to shape Washington...
The 2015 Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum scheduled for February 3-5, 2015 at the newly expanded Spokane Convention Center Complex convenes in less than three weeks. The largest farm machinery show in the Inland Northwest will host 300 exhibitors and conduct 36 educational seminars and forums relating to agri-business from large-scale operations to small-acreage farms and ranches. Exhibitors will range from large farm equipment manufacturers and service providers to businesses catering to small-acreage and...
Tuesday evening,, Jan 6, at 6:30 p.m. the Harrington Historic Preservation Commission, (HHPC) met with the following in attendance: Jay Gossett, Paul and Peggy Charlton, Aileen Sweet, Celeste Miller, Marge Womach, Karen Allen, Lindsey Harder and Anita Harman. Paperwork was presented by the Charltons seeking to have their home, known as the Attie Turner house, put on the local Register of Historical Houses. The house was built in 1918 by J.R. Burrill, is one and one-half stories, and is a single family bungalow. Attie Turner...
April The Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW) and the Livestock Producers Cooperative Association (LPCA) held their annual meeting in the Odessa Community Center. The two organizations worked diligently to make the livestock processing facility at the Odessa Industrial Park a reality, and the meeting celebrated their progress. Darren Summers, plant manager, said the plant had faced many challenges during its startup phase, including a three-week period in which no livestock was processed due to replacement of the floors...
here are four months until the 39th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run, and to help fortify New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, early bird registration for Bloomsday is now open at www.bloomsdayrun.org. Those who sign up by February 8 will have a chance to win one of three Apple iPad mini 3 tablets courtesy of Strong Solutions, an Apple Authorized Reseller and Service Provider at 1718 E Sprague Ave. “Although it is cold and a bit daunting to venture outside at times, the days are getting longer and in a little more than a mon...
Twenty-five animal heads and furs have been on display in the Harrington Public Library since June of 1973. The late Louis Schultz was a Harrington farmer who enjoyed game hunting when he was not busy keeping his farming operations going. He began game hunting in 1946 and made two trips to Africa, trips into British Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska. The following articles are taken from the Harrington Citizen. “Move to Primitive Auxiliary Camp. On the fifth day in the jungle, the party of hunters was moved 35 to 40 miles in to...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce celebrated the close of 2014 and the beginning of 2015 with a community gathering at the Odessa Community Center on December 31. The New Year’s Eve bash is seen by the Chamber as a thank-you to all of the volunteers throughout the year who help to put on events such as Deutschesfest, Spring Fling, the Desert 100 and so forth. The minimal charge at the door of $10 was to help offset the cost of food, decor and music for the evening’s entertainment...
The Grant County Sheriff’s office reported a 911 outage affecting Wilson Creek and possibly affecting other areas. Those having trouble calling 911 were advised to call 509-762-1160 for help. That is the MACC non-emergency line. The report also said the outage was possibly caused by rodents. Initially the Sheriff’s Office expected 911 service to be restored by 12 noon Tuesday, but a later update said it was not expected to be restored until 5 p.m. The final update reported that full service was restored to the affected are...
Washington residents can now recycle fluorescent lights and other mercury-containing lights for free at 130 sites throughout the state, with more being added in the months ahead. LightRecycle Washington collection sites will take traditional fluorescent tubes (including straight, curved and circular tubes), the twisty compact fluorescent lights and high intensity discharge lights, which are commonly used in outdoor lighting fixtures. The program does not accept lighting fixtures or ballasts. Both individuals and businesses...
Kindergarten/first-grade teacher Taunya Sanford, left, joins in as students dance to the music of Rudy Christianson, also known as "Santa Clogs" of Inchelium. He played the banjo and sang Christmas songs with the K-6 children, then taught them how to clog....
The year in review highlights the main events that took place during each of the months of 2014 as reported in The Odessa Record. The first three months are provided here, with more to follow over the next three or four weeks. January The 97th season of the Spokesman-Review trap-shooting contest began on the first Sunday in January. As has been the practice for a number of years, the Marlin and Odessa Gun Clubs combined their scores for the competition, although they continue to maintain separate club facilities. Reporting...
The 14th annual Ryan Floch Memorial Basketball Games will be held January 3 at Big Bend Community College. The BBCC women host the Alumni at 2 p.m., and the men’s team will host an Alumni team at 3:45 p.m. Local high school teams also will compete in BBCC’s gym Saturday. The Odessa-Harrington Titans will be the home team against Wilbur-Creston. The boys’ game starts at 5:30 p.m., and the girls wrap up the memorial evening starting at 7 p.m. Gate receipts and donations go to the Ryan Floch Memorial Scholarship to suppo...
Community meetings will be held in early January to discuss and learn about what is happening in rural health care, what happened at the focus group discussions held in December and what is happening at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. Any and all residents of Odessa and outlying areas are welcome to attend. Two meetings are scheduled and both will be held at Christ Lutheran Church: –Thurs., January 8, at 11 a.m. or –Tues., January 13, at 5 p.m....
At the most recent meeting of the Columbia Basin Development League, two Odessa area farmers were elected for 2015. Jeff Schibel was re-elected as secretary, and Clark Kagele was elected as an at-large executive committee member. Other officers were Orman Johnson of Connell, chair; Kevin Lyle of Cunningham, vice chair; Jake Wollman, Jr. of Warden, treasurer. Heath Gimmestad of Moses Lake, Alice Parker of Royal City, and Dale Pomeroy of Warden were re-elected at-large executive committee members, with Milt Johnston as the imme...
January: Kathy M. Scrupps, Marie E. (Ramm) Braun, Richard Wraspir, James E. Goetz, Thomas E. Goetz, Beatrice Kay (Zeiler) Lyon February: Miriam Lenhart, Carolyn Marie (Heitman) Cronrath, Lila Mae (Kuest) Godwin. March: Debra A. (Frederick) Praetorius, Katherine (Schmauder) Gies, Mollie Heinrich Wolf Grant Reed. April: Troy Lee Price, Howard W. Kramer, LeRoy Milton Buchmann. May: Leland L. Frederick, John (Jack) Birchard. July: Anita C. Frederick, Merlin Traylor, Ronald E. Frederick, Billie (Martin) Mills, (Tyke) Josephine...
Harrington Public Library recently received six CDs from Georgia Dover of Eagle Point, Ore. containing interviews with her father, the late Frank Gateley, taped in 1984. On the first CD, Dover asks her father questions about their family, where the grandparents came from, when they arrived in Harrington and what lands that they obtained in Lord’s Valley near Harrington. He shares his recollections, and his personality shines through in this oral history. Several local family histories have been written and donated to the l...
Debbie Norris, manager at Odessa Foods, is restocking the new refrigerated produce case recently installed at the store. The new case will maintain freshness longer and provide better product quality for Odessa customers. Below: A new refrigerated meat case was also purchased at the same time which offers more shelving and display space for the different cuts of meat carried at Odessa Foods....
At the December 17 meeting of the Odessa School Board, Ed Deife was elected as the new board chairman for 2015. Heather Valverde is the vice chairman, Marcus Horak the legislative representative and Joe Schlomer the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association representative. Committee assignments are Deife and Schlomer, facilities committee; Horak, curriculum committee; Valverde and Horak, b...
Harrington Elementary pupils in the combined Kindergarten/first grade class of Taunya Sanford made houses out of graham crackers and other sweet treats with the help of their mom, dad, or both, on Wednesday, December 17. In other news affecting both the Harrington and Odessa school districts, the only athletic contests during the winter break will be held December 30 (Tuesday) at Liberty High School and January 3 (Saturday) in Moses Lake, where the O-H Titans will play Wilbur-Creston in the Floch Memorial Games. Middle...
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center held a series of discussion groups on December 9 and 10 to listen to community members and help with understanding of concerns and perceptions regarding the services provided. Each discussion group started with a brief presentation on the current state of affairs regarding rural health care in America and locally. The discussion groups were hosted by the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) and facilitated by Jody Carona and Mattie Osborn from Health Facilities Planning & Development...
The slate of officers elected by the members present at the December 9 meeting of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce were: Marcus Horak, president; Justin Parr, vice president; Mo Sheldon, secretary; Larissa Zeiler, treasurer; board members, Lise Ott, Sherrie Frederick and the Fest biergarten chair. A budget committee consisting of Larissa Zeiler, Brenik Iverson and Marlon Schafer will begin meeting to come up with the Chamber’s 2015 budget. Chamber committee members are reminded to provide those committee members with e...
The Town of Odessa is all decorated for the holidays, following the hard work of town citizens willing to volunteer their time and equipment to the effort. The snowflakes that line the downtown area of First Avenue were put up during the weekend following Thanksgiving by Tom Clavel and his sons, Nick Stewart and Brian Clavel. The snowflakes were refurbished by Chamber of Commerce members last year with new LED lights, and the blue and white light they produce is very...
