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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...
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...
HHPC Saturday morning, Oct 18, at By By MARJORIE WOMACH October 18, at 10 a.m. a meeting sponsored by Harrington Historic Preservation Commission (HHPC) was held to discuss the Harrington 2000+ Plan Update, a construct to develop and cultivate business interest in the revitalization of Harrington. Welcoming remarks were made by Celeste Miller, president of the HHPC, and she turned the meeting over to William Grimes and Chaz Bates of Studio Cascade. Those present were: Terry...
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....
Kristin McKernan is the newest member of the Odessa Record staff. She comes to Odessa by way of Spokane Valley. She has a varied background in customer service and advertising, so her skills suit The Record's needs very well. She graduated from Central Valley High School and has worked as a barista and on-air radio personality at the Live 104.5 Radio Cafe and the Whistle Stop Coffee Shop in Spokane Valley. She has also worked as a bartender, transportation center radio...
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...
AAA Washington reminds motorists and pedestrians to slow down, be alert and travel with extra caution this Halloween. As pedestrians take to the streets to trick-or-treat, their risk of being injured by motorists increases greatly. In fact, October 31 is ranked as one of the most dangerous nights of the year for pedestrians, with an increase in the number of injuries and fatalities reported. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a pedestrian is more than twice as likely to be killed if they are hit by a car...
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...
Homecoming Week at Odessa High School was last week, culminating in crowning of the Odessa and Harrington royalty at halftime of the varsity football game between the Titans and Columbia High School of Hunters. Odessa's Homecoming Queen was Paige Alloway and King was Tyler Paris. Princess was Katie DeWulf and Prince was Hunter Bramer. Harrington's Homecoming Queen was Trinity Larsen and King was Chris Brown. Princess was Vanessa Larsh and Prince was Jacob Montgomery. At the...
The basement of Heritage Church was full nearly to bursting with women who came to hear advice on healthy living and to enjoy a meal catered by the Odessa High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America. Members of the health care community were out in force to provide information and hand out free literature and gifts to those who attended. As in the past, blood pressure checks were provided in a separate room. Door prizes included gift baskets, items donated by community members and gift cards worth up to...
On Sunday, October 12, a single-car rollover accident occurred on I-90 near Fishtrap Lake. An eyewitness account said the car rolled 15 to 20 times. A yellow husky-malamute cross named Lobo was ejected from the vehicle, and the driver was transported to the hospital. After a day and a half of searching by volunteers and family members and with the daughter in the family driving six hours from Canada to Washington, the Lincoln County Washington Lost & Found Pet Network was privileged to be a part of the happy reunion Monday...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) unit this week will begin new layers of entry screening at five U.S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. New York’s JFK International Airport will begin the new screening on Saturday. In the 12 months ending July 2014, JFK received nearly half of travelers from the three West African nations. The enhanced entry scree...
