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In August, Linda J. Powell, MD will have completed 22 years at the Odessa Clinic. This is something OMHC would like to proudly acknowledge. Imagine. That means over 140,000 hours of call (not over 15 minutes from town) and more than 30,000 visits in the clinic over the past 22 years! This means treating family and friends as well, and going the extra mile to help oversee the healthcare here in Odessa. She attended medical school at the State University of New York (SUNY) in...
Harrington Public Library in conjunction with Washington State University's extension office opened its Summer Reading Program, Fizz-Boom-Read, Thursday, July 10 from 3 to 5, led by Bridget Rohner and Stacey DeWald. Initially 18 youngsters entered and tried to contain themselves with the excitement of the first day. They settled in as each began to color with crayons the planets and solar system followed by posting them on the door to their Reading Room. James Smith read them...
With extremely hot temperatures in the preceding days, the Odessa area should probably be considered lucky to have had only one fire which was contained after about five hours. With all the news about the Carlton Complex fire in the north Cascades and the Buzzard Complex in eastern Oregon, apparently both started by lightning in many places and now being treated as fire complexes, people are a bit on edge and are following the news closely. The weather has been hot and windy,...
Washington Federal Bank knows that everyone is aware of the wildfires burning in the Central Washington area; we wanted to provide everyone an update on what we are doing to support these communities in their time of need and ask for your support. We have set up a disaster relief fund in which we can collect donations from people. If you wish to donate, you can take your donation to your nearest Washington Federal branch, and mention the Red Cross Western Wildfires Victims Relief Fund. This money will be transferred to the...
Locally, Christ Lutheran Church will be holding a car wash and bake sale Wednesday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Washington Federal Bank. Donated baked goods and new or gently used clothing may also be brought to the bank parking lot or dropped off at the church. Suggested supplies needed: new undergarments, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, toiletries, non-perishable food items, plastic ware, paper plates/cups, hand sanitizer, face wipes....
BBB has received nearly 10 calls in the past week regarding IRS phone scams circulating in the Spokane and eastern Washington areas. Even though tax season ended months ago, scammers still claim victims owe money to the government and must pay up immediately or will suffer serious consequences. A Spokane area resident reported being called repeatedly by a phony FBI representative, claiming that she didn’t fill out forms correctly. They told her if she didn’t give them $3,200 within an hour, she would be put in jail or her...
A city in Washington is interfering in a hotly contested congressional election by removing the signs of at least one candidate, while leaving opponents signs standing on the same public property. Moses Lake appears to be targeting candidates who do not agree to sign a contract giving them permission to place signs on public property. The chief target of this seems to be Gavin Seim, a vocal liberty Republican from central Washington. “It does not matter what party you run under. Our rights must be upheld,” says Seim, a can...
Editor’s note: The political campaign season is upon us, as ballots for the August primary election have gone out via the U.S. mail to registered voters in the Odessa area and elsewhere in the state. Although The Record is not aware of any complaints about campaign tactics in the Odessa area, other areas have not fared so well. Two different individuals sent information to The Record regarding their perception of unfair treatment at the hands of a municipality in once instance and of one of the campaigner’s opponents in the...
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering two dryland agriculture leases at sealed bid public auctions on August 12, 2014, at DNR’s Southeast Region office in Ellensburg at 2 and 2:30 p.m. The auctions are for rights to lease common school trust lands in Franklin County for dryland agriculture. What: Sealed-bid public lease auctions When: August 12, 2014 Time: 2 p.m. for proposed Lease No. 12-C56357 (160 acres) 2:30 p.m. for proposed Lease No. 12-D56278 (480 acres) Place: DNR SE Region Office 7...
The Harrington Opera House Society met July 7 at 7 p.m. in the Art Room with the following in attendance: Ed and Bunny Haugan, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Carol, Paul Charlton, Linda Wagner, Marge Womach, Bonnie Hardy, Billie Herron, and Karen Robertson. Billie reported that Gordon received bids for the plaster work in the opera house auditorium and for the Americans with Disabilites Act-required ramp on the interior for the elevator. Mark Stedman informed the group that he and Gordon plan to hang the hardware superstructure...
Recently, Kami and Garret Braun, Kara, Jenaka and Gunnar Nelson and I enjoyed a cruise on the Baltic Sea, where we visited seven countries. The trip was a high school graduation present for my grandsons, Garret and Gunnar. The group landed in Copenhagen, Denmark and visited the Tivoli Gardens where we were surprised by how many people rode bicycles. There are lanes set aside for the bikers with hundreds of people pedaling by. They walked down to the canals and saw the Church of our Saviour with its corkscrew spire. We...
Nearly 700 Avista Utilities customers in the town of Odessa will experience a power outage on Wednesday, July 23, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 24. The outage is required to create a safe environment for crews to work while upgrading the substation that serves the town. Additional Avista crews will also be working during the planned outage on upgrading equipment on utility poles throughout the town. Joining Avista’s Odessa crew will be crews from Spokane and Davenport. The upgrades will help ensure reliable e...
Thousands of Washington high school seniors recently walked across stages to receive their diplomas. For the college bound, the question is, “Where are they walking?” Lawmakers will answer that question in January when they write a new spending plan influencing everything from tuition and course offerings to academic advising and campus construction projects. K-12 funding will be the Washington Legislature’s funding priority. Huge investments are needed to comply with the Washington Supreme Court’s McCleary decision, which t...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency is seeking candidates for an upcoming farmer and rancher-elected county committee election. The Lincoln County FSA office will accept nominations through August 1, 2014. “Farm Service Agency county committee members provide that local link between the needs of Lincoln County farmers and ranchers and the federal farm programs,” said Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Melissa Michael. “That local voice is really important as we roll out the new changes from the...
Nashville, Tennessee was the destination for 18 students from Odessa High School who competed in the 2014 National Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Conference. With the support of the community and the school, it was the trip of a lifetime and an experience they will not forget! With 10,000 students from around the nation in attendance, competition was tough, but our little high school was one of the most successful competitors there. Odessa students competed in five...
Damon Pistulka, the restart specialist at TransMessis Columbia Plateau, LLC, on July 9 issued layoff notices to all employees and put them on standby status, saying, “Market conditions have forced (the company) to suspend operations while we complete the capacity expansion.” Pistulka’s notification to the Lincoln County Economic Development Council’s Margie Hall went on to say that the company anticipated calling the employees back to work by September 2, 2014. At the plant it...
Chamber meeting Wednesday noon, July 2, the Harrington Chamber of Commerce met, led by president Cassandra Paffle-Dick. Those present included Kathy Hoot, Carol, Cindy Haase, Bonnie Hardy, Bunny Haugan and Marge Womach. Considerable discussion was held on the city directory sign at the entrance to Harrington and its reconstruction. Estimates were obtained and proposals considered. The committee will now investigate the cost of having a local metal art worker construct the...
Grant County Health District staff are investigating three laboratory confirmed cases and 210 people that came into contact with ill individuals with whooping cough (pertussis) in Mattawa and Quincy. No one has been hospitalized. “We are responding to a cluster of whooping cough cases among migrant farm workers near Mattawa and Quincy. Because of a large number of exposed and ill individuals in a very well-defined area, we are considering this a local outbreak,” states Dr. Alexander Brzezny, Grant County Health Officer. He ad...
OLYMPIA, Wash. In May, the state’s largest small-business association gave its coveted Guardian of Small Business award to 69 legislators. Today, it singled out Sen. Janéa Holmquist as one of only two lawmakers to receive its Outstanding Legislator honor for the 63rd Washington State Legislature. Holmquist is the first lawmaker in at least a decade to be named National Federation of Independent Business’s Outstanding Legislator a second time. “While we are always eager to recognize those who stand with small business on tough...
Four employees of the Odessa School District retired at the end of the school year in early June. Together, the four of them put in over 100 years of service to the district and the community. Jackie Allington worked as a substitute teacher for the district from 1974 to l988. In August of 1987, she was hired as a home economics teacher at one-third of full time. All together, she worked 26 years in Odessa, plus 1.5 years outside the state before she moved to Odessa. Sam Read came to the district in September of 1983, where...
Local Internet service provider Odessa Office Equipment is the first to provide Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) high speed Internet to communities in Lincoln County. Marlon Schafer, owner of Odessa Office Equipment, has negotiated a contract with NoaNet to utilize their fiber for anchor institutions as well as businesses and residents in both Odessa and Wilbur. And he's working on more. Schafer was already providing the two communities with wireless Internet options, but now he can provide the high speeds that...
The July 4 barbecue at Reiman Park, put on by the Odessa Volunteer Fire Department, was very well attended last Friday. Firemen and their family members served up pulled-pork sandwiches, beans, potato salad, watermelon, snack chips and beverages. Afterward, folks sat in the shade of the park’s trees and visited in the warm afternoon breeze. The pool was open for those wanting a refreshing dip in the water. Toward evening, the fireworks started, as residents used their yards a...
Odessa's Aquatic Center, also known simply as 'the pool,' opened last week Tuesday to a cooling period of clouds and rain that kept attendance down somewhat. This week, hot weather is slated to make its return, though, and the pool will no doubt be a popular destination for young and old alike. As for the rain being a benefit to local crops, Mark Cronrath of the Odessa Trading Company said that it could help fill out the kernels in the winter wheat crop and possibly provide so...
The Bureau of Reclamation is advising people camping on the Lake Roosevelt shoreline over the July 4 weekend to be aware of dangers that could exist due to rapidly rising lake levels. The lake is impounded by Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River 90 miles west of Spokane. “When camping on the shoreline, tents and other belongings should be kept well away from the water’s edge,” said Public Affairs Officer Lynne Brougher. “Although the lake is a popular vacation spot, it is also a working reservoir that supplies water f...
Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers reported that deputies arrested a burglary suspect Friday, June 27, in Spokane County. His office had received a complaint that a theft and burglary had occurred northeast of Davenport in the Bald Ridge Road area. The victim reported that a large number of tools, wire and metal with a value in excess of $5,000 were stolen from his shop. Deputies responded to the residence, investigated the crime scene and gathered physical evidence which led to a search warrant being served in the Hilliard...
