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Lynn and Eric Tingstad performed at the Harrington Opera House to an audience of more than 110 on Friday evening, Nov. 7. President Mark Stedman of Harrington Opera House Society introduced Tayla Lynn, a granddaughter of the country star legend, Loretta Lynn. Tayla grew up in the heart of Tennessee. She introduced Eric Tingstad, a Grammy Award winner, who had previously performed in our opera house as Tingstad and Rumble. The free flowing program seemed to be decided moment...
As of November 6, the number of precincts reporting in the November 4 general election was 46. Out of 6,966 registered voters, a total of 4,568 ballots have been counted to date, resulting in a voter turnout of 65.58 percent. State Initiative Measure #1351 on K-12 education* (*1. Lincoln Co., 2. state of Wash.) 1. Yes 1,741 39.23% No 2,697 60.77% Total 4,438 100% 2. Yes 989,754 50.69% No 962,794 49.31% Total 1,952,548 100% State Initiative Measure #591 on firearms* 1. Yes 2,774 62.37% No 1,674 37.63% Total 4,448 100% 2. Yes...
The Odessa-Harrington Athletic Booster Club dinner and auction this Saturday, November 8, at the Community Center in Odessa will have plenty of items to choose from for its annual fundraising event for the athletic programs of the two schools. The Booster Club itself is offering parking signs, one in Odessa and one in Harrington, entitling the winning bidder to park nearest to the entrance of the athletic venues in either town. Signs will bear the name of the person or family...
Tuesday evening, Oct. 28, the Harrington Public Development Authority met at 7 p.m. at the city hall. Josh Steward called the meeting to order with the following present: Allen Barth, Margie Hall, Jay Kane, Bunny Haugan, Mark Stedman, Paul Charlton, Dillon Haas, Steve Hardy and Marge Womach. The primary discussion topic continued to be the vacant buildings and means to remedy the problem. An estimate by a contractor for one vacant building to be made structurally sound included roof and floor replacement which would make the...
After a nearly 10-year effort, the Board of Directors of the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District adopted a resolution to allocate the first 17,639 acres of new Columbia Basin Project water to replace ground water permits in the declining Odessa Subarea aquifer. The Board’s resolution designated water for an initial pump station and pipeline system which would serve about 10,000 acres of eligible deep-well irrigated lands south of Interstate 90, utilizing new East Low Canal delivery capacity created as a result of more t...
The November 4, 2014 general election provided no surprises in Lincoln County as of 8 p.m. Tuesday night. With 46 precincts reporting, only 3,802 ballots were cast out of 6,966 registered voters for a turnout of just 54.58 percent. The most hotly contested race in the Odessa area was that for Legislative District 13 State Representative, Pos. 1, which had Tom Dent and Dani Bolyard vying for a state legislative seat. Dent was leading by a substantial margin Tuesday evening. U.S. Congressional Representative Cathy McMorris...
With the assistance of a Big Bend Community College (BBCC) Title V grant and staff services from an organization called Washington Campus Compact, the Odessa Community Knowledge Center is now open to the public for basic computer literacy classes. The purpose of these classes is not only to teach the basic tools needed for further education, but also to help bring equality to the community. Having the right tools can help anyone obtain a GED, associate’s degree or even bachelor’s degree. Ed Lyles, Washington Campus Com...
Ebola is not an eminent threat to the Pacific Northwest, but healthcare providers at Lincoln Hospital and North Basin Medical Clinics in Davenport, Wilbur, and Reardan and at Odessa Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Odessa are taking steps to be prepared in the event the virus arrives on their doorsteps. “An outbreak of Ebola virus disease is unlikely to occur in Washington,” said Ed Dzedzy, Lincoln County Public Health Administrator. “We have good infection-control practices, well-trained public health staff and a proce...
The residents of Odessa face a question that is being faced by small, rural communities across country: how can we sustain local health care delivery? The fact is our local hospital, Odessa Memorial Health Care has an uncertain future. We are not unique in this uncertainty. Since early 2013, 26 rural hospitals nation-wide have closed – more closures than in the nine prior years combined. According to iVantage Health Analytics, 66 percent of the nation’s 2,300 rural hospitals are operating at a financial loss. There are lot...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued revised Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Ebola Virus Exposure. This guidance provides new information public health authorities and other partners can use to determine appropriate public health actions based on Ebola exposure risk factors and clinical presentation. It also includes criteria for monitoring exposed people and for when movement restrictions may be needed. In determining the right approach, we have put the health and...
On October 14, 2014, Linda Colbert had the horticulture class come up to her house and pick pumpkins for the retirement home in Ritzville, the Shriners Hospital of Spokane and the local food bank. After arriving at her house, Linda gave quick instructions, broke us up into groups and sent us to work. ShaeLyn Nuner, Stormy Stiles and Kamryn Alaina were in charge of picking the pumpkins. John Tanke and Alex Bruce were tasked with pushing the wheelbarrows full of pumpkins from the patch to the next station, where Evie Mann was...
After a busy weekend for the public works crew, members of the Odessa Town Council heard from homeowners affected by basements flooded with sewage in the southwest corner of the town. The same homes have been affected by the same problem three times in the past, and homeowners were in no mood to put up with any more. After the third flooding event only a couple of years ago, the town had spent about $12,000 on what was supposed to be a fully redundant alarm system that would...
On the tenth anniversary of its founding, the Wireless Internet Service Provider Association (WISPA) honored Marlon Schafer of Odessa as one of their founding board of directors. At a panel keynote session at WISPAPALOOZA 2014, WISPA's annual trade show, Schafer reminisced with four other founding board members about the motivations that led to the founding of WISPA, and some of the association's early days. The other board members, Rick Harnish, Matt Larsen, Bob Moldashel,...
A public meeting of the Harrington City Council was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Mayor Paul Gilliland on Monday, Oct 20, 2014. Those present were: Council members Richard Becker, Michael Cronrath, Terry Howe and Levi Schenk; Clerk Loretta Haugan, Scott McGowan (maintenance) and visitor, Justin Slack. The purpose of this meeting, as stated by the mayor, was to inform the public of a Department of Ecology water quality planning application which could assist the city in determining a means to reduce or eliminate the...
By TRACI BRUCKNER Center for Rural Affairs USDA recently announced several changes to Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan programs, changes designed to help more beginning farmers and ranchers. The new “interim final rule” will increase the Microloan limit from $35,000 to $50,000. This program provides a simplified application process and a seven year payback. Microloans can be used for approved operating expenses, such as seed, fertilizer, utilities, land rents, marketing, distribution, living expenses, livestock, equipment, hoo...
KAGELE, Lewis William (age 90) passed away October 27, 2014, in Ritzville. Memorial services are pending. Strate Funeral Home, Davenport....
I’m excited to announce my new column, “Q&A with Cathy.” I hope you’ll submit any questions you may have – whether about the government, jobs, health care, or anything else – and I’ll answer them in this series. You can email your questions to QandAwithCathy@mail.house.gov. I look forward to hearing from you! –Cathy Can the Sales Tax Deduction be extended to the citizens of the State of Washington when filing our income tax? Almost a quarter of Americans live in states that do not have an income tax, but states like our...
The Odessa School Board, meeting October 22, 2014, heard from junior-high math teacher Larry Weber on the activities of the Odessa-Harrington Athletic Booster Club. The Booster Club has raised almost $90,000 since it began. It has used $66,914 of these funds on promotional activities, award celebrations for athletes, camps, facility and equipment donations, food at games for athletes, gifts, a digital sign for Harrington, mascot apparel, medical kits, peewee sports, repairs, sponsorships, scholarships, support for teams going...
A proposed increase in camping and boat launch fees at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area was the subject of a public meeting in Davenport October 22. Park Superintendent Dan Foster, the Chief Ranger and the Park Fee Coordinator were on hand to explain the purpose of the proposal and to receive comment from the public. Campground and boat launch fees produce a revenue stream that does not comingle with the park system’s federal funding, Foster explained, and Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area retains all of the f...
The entire staff and student body of the Odessa School District wore their new Titan T-shirts, purchased for them by the Odessa Parent/ Teacher Organization. They formed a large "T" for Titans to have their picture taken for The Record and the annual year book....
Staff of the Grant County Farm Service Agency will be conducting two informational meetings on the new federal farm programs being offered under the 2014 Farm Bill. Both meetings will be held on Wednesday, November 5. The first meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Patrick's Hall located in Hartline. The second meeting will be held at approximately 1:30 p.m. at the Grant County Public Works facility in Ephrata. Both meetings will focus on providing attendees with updated information on crop base re-allocation and yield...
The public is invited to participate in a telescope viewing of a partial solar eclipse at Big Bend Community College October 23 starting at 1:40 p.m. Dr. Jim Hamm’s Astronomy 101 class will set up telescopes with solar filters so people can safely view the eclipse. Hamm said 65 percent of the sun’s surface will be blocked at maximum eclipse. The viewing will end at 4:25 p.m. The telescopes will be set up on the lawn between the Math/Science Building and Wallenstien Theater. Hamm says other amateur astronomers with solar tel...
Odessa Cub Scout Pack #784 will be Scouting for Food, Saturday, November 8, picking up bags of groceries for the Odessa Food Bank. The Scouts will be delivering empty bags to the residents of the Town on Saturday, November 1, giving the community a week to shop and share from their bounty. The winter months are always the most difficult for those who are on fixed incomes. The Food Bank, under the auspices of the Odessa Community Ministerial Association, also helps with heating bills and with the unknown ups and downs that...
Parent/teacher conferences for children in preschool through fifth grade will be held Wednesday, November 5, and Thursday, November 6. There will be no school on these two days. All P-5 students have been scheduled for a specific conference time, and parents should have received a designated date and time slip from their child’s homeroom teacher. Parents/guardians who have not received a date and time slip are asked to call the elementary secretary Linnie Largent at 982-2603 to find out their scheduled conference time and d...
The Odessa School District (K-12) staff is continuing the behavior intervention system put in place three years ago called Positive Behavior Intervention Systems. Throughout the first year of implementation and beyond, the Odessa staff has focused on “catching students being good.” The idea is to catch students doing positive things as a way to eliminate negative and disruptive behavior. The staff came up with the idea of handing out tickets to students throughout the school (in the hallway, cafeteria, playground, cla...
