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Tuesday at 7 p.m. the Harrington Public Development Authority met at the Harrington Golf & Country Club led by President Josh Steward. Additional members present were: Jay Kane, Carolyn Mattozzi, and Bunny Haugan. The new agenda topics were the April Car Show and a grant with the application date deadline of May 15. There was a nice crowd of visitors including Margie Hall, Stacey Rasmussen, Mark Stedman, Allen Barth, Gordon and Billie Herron, Marge Womach, Mayor Paul...
The latest cash grain market here showed Soft White Wheat down at $6.85. Hard Red Winter is down at $8.01. DNS is down at $8.14. Barley is up at 173.00....
The CPoW-LPCA annual business meeting and banquet held last Friday evening in Odessa at the community center was well attended by members of the Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW) and of the Livestock Producers Cooperative Association (LPCA), who worked so diligently to make the livestock processing facility at the Odessa Industrial Park a reality. Staff members from the plant were also present. Darren Summers, plant manager, introduced the other staff members: Sue...
Sunday, March 16, the Harrington Church of the Nazarene honored Gene and Elaine Cronrath by presenting them with the Distinguished Service Award in the Sunday morning worship service with many of the family present, including Joel and Wendy Cronrath, Mark and Kathi Cronrath and Ruth and Dan Fromm, and nieces Julie Zellmer Miller, Brent and family and Joy Zellmer Jarrell, Dave and family. Gene Cronrath was born April 10, 1924, the fifth child of Ernest Cronrath and Frieda Buhl...
The latest cash grain market here showed Soft White Wheat down at $7.00. Hard Red Winter is down at $8.34. DNS is down at $8.44. Barley remains at 168.00....
Yoel Ben David of Jews for Jesus will speak at Heritage Church on Tuesday, April 8, at 6 pm. There will be a presentation of the Seder (Passover) meal and its implications for Christians. Included in the evening is a full meal including traditional Jewish/Passover foods. Pastor Jon Hayashi invites all to attend. Christ in the Passover shows the link between the ancient Festival of Redemption and Christ as the Lamb of God. This sermonic demonstration is visual, so participants will actually see a table set with traditional...
Four students from the University of Washington have been shadowing our local medical professionals beginning Monday, March 24 through Thursday. On Friday they will each give a presentation to the high school students covering information regarding higher education....
GRANT COUNTY, Wash. (March 25, 2014) - Investigators worked throughout the weekend to catch and jail four people who they believe are responsible for a three-county arson spree this past weekend. Eli J. Johnson, 24 of Eltopia; his half-brother Arthur Raymond Johnson, 36, of Eltopia; Teresa A. Farris, 24 of Othello; and Nicole M. Mink, 31 of Eltopia, are lodged in the Franklin County Jail on suspicion of arson, malicious mischief and criminal trespassing for an arson spree which started Friday night and ended late Sunday. The...
Lincoln County’s Commissioners have announced that they will award a round of grants from the Rural Development Fund this fall. The Rural Development Fund utilizes a portion of sales taxes collected to promote economic development projects within Lincoln County. Projects must be “shovel ready” and must generate new or support existing employment, thus increasing the vitality of the local economy. Beginning Monday, August 19, grant guidelines and applications will be available to download from the Economic Development Counc...
Mayor Paul Gilliland opened the town council meeting on Wednesday evening at 7:30 with all members present (Terry Howe, Levi Schenk, Mike Cronrath, Rick Becker, Peter Davenport); visitors were Celeste Miller, Ashley Schenk, Brad Scott, Sharon Schultz, Marge Womach, Bunny Haugan and Scot McGowan. Celeste Miller brought the proposed contract from Studio Cascade for the council to approve for the signature of the mayor. Studio Cascade was chosen by the Harrington Historical Commission to continue working on the 2000 Plus Revital...
The Lincoln County Economic Development Council has established a computer blog in an effort to provide citizens with economic information that affects Lincoln County quickly and in a format that is available to anyone at anytime. Some samples of recent posts: n Nationl Park Service (NPS): Lake Roosevelt Tourism brings $71 million in economic benefit to surrounding communities. Link to the NPS press release and the full report conducted by the NPS and economists from the U.S. Geological Survey from the blog. n Wash. Dept. of...
On Friday, March 14, 2014, at about 3:30 p.m., Lincoln County Sheriffs Deputy Calen Hayes was on routine patrol in the Davenport area when a dark green Honda Accord entered radar range at approximately 85 mph traveling westbound on State Route 2. Deputy Hayes was traveling eastbound when he turned around to make a traffic stop on the vehicle for speeding. The vehicle was about two miles east of Davenport at the time of the violation, and the deputy was about a mile behind the violator as the suspect entered the east end of Da...
By TERRIE SCHMIDT-CROSBY Odessa's Heritage Church social hall, located in its basement with plenty of tables and chairs available, as well as good lighting, was the site for the Odessa Quilt Club's 19th annual Quilt 'til You Wilt event Monday, March 17. Quilters came (107 of them officially registered) from Odessa and points all around it in a circle stretching out to Seattle, Royal City, the Tri-Cities, Spokane and Omak. Four visitors also stopped in to visit with friends or...
Submitted by Karen Robertson The next performance event at the Harrington Opera House will be Friday, March 21, at 7 p.m. The Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band and Dave McClure will lead the audience on a hilarious trip down the memory trail with a visit to the golden age of radio. Beneath a western moon and surrounded by the spirited history of the American West the (fictional) KMOO radio station, dedicated to preserving cowboy culture, will provide wholesome entertainment for the...
“Although hantavirus is rare, it can be deadly,” says Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny. “By taking a few simple steps, people can protect themselves from being exposed.” Hantavirus is spread by deer mice that carry the virus in their urine, saliva, and droppings. A person may be exposed to hantavirus by breathing in contaminated dust after disturbing or cleaning rodent droppings or nests, or by living or working in rodent-infested settings. Each year, usually one to three people in our state become sick with hantavirus pu...
The Lincoln County Health Department advises that recent flooding may have impacted some private drinking water wells serving residents in Lincoln County. “Many of the wells serving Lincoln County residents are old, located in low areas and prone to contamination during periods of spring run-off and other flooding events,” said Public Health Administrator Ed Dzedzy. “Even if the rising waters didn’t reach a well, it could have impacted the water quality, and that could pose a health risk to those drinking that water....
The Missoula Children's Theater came to Harrington and spent two hours in auditions and less than 20 hours in rehearsals and created a magnificent production involving many of our students. Quoting from the program, "The Missoula Children's Theatre presents Cinderella, an original adaptation of the classic fairy tale. A pumpkin coach, Prince Charming, a glass slipper and a dream come true are woven together by the magic of a fairy godmother in this enchanting musical. When...
Coulee City resident and former Grant County Republican chairwoman Dani Bolyard has announced that she will be seeking 13th Legislative District Representative Position 1, the office currently held by Representative Judy Warnick, who is seeking a State Senate seat. Bolyard, a conservative Republican, has held numerous positions representing Grant County and the 4th Congressional District from Precinct Committee Officer to Republican State Committee Executive Board member by...
Columbia Basin farmers relying on declining groundwater supplies in the Odessa Subarea are getting good news three times over. Contracts signed March 6 will deliver water through the new Weber Siphon to some irrigators as early as this year. Construction now underway at the East Low Canal will deliver more water to others down the line thanks to a water permit just issued by the Washington Department of Ecology. Dignitaries with Ecology, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, East...
With Harrington's temperatures hovering around 12 degrees last Saturday afternoon, cars began arriving and people began setting up for the 2-4 p.m. open house retirement party for former Harrington librarian Vivienne Schultz. The Harrington Library provided Schultz a pink rose corsage pinned on by her daughter, Marita. Harrington Library Board members Betty Warner and Susan Larmer, and city clerk Bunny Haugan furnished refreshments and decorations. Former co-worker from the...
The Harrington FBLA students (pictured) recently attended the Regional Winter Conference with excellent results. Those moving on to the state level are Ellie Hedreen, third in Public Speaking, fifth in agribusiness, and third in business presentation; Colt Stanford in business presentation; Madison Charlton, fourth in client service and fifth in sports and entertainment management; Kaeli Shockley, fifth in sports and entertainment management....
Last Thursday at the Old Town Hall, representatives of a coalition comprising Lincoln County and the towns of Reardan and Odessa met with two different groups of Odessa citizens, those living within the Town of Odessa and those living outside the town limits along the banks of Crab Creek. Through a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology, the firm Anchor QEA, LLC of Kennewick has prepared a Draft Shoreline Inventory, Analysis and Characterization Report. Ben...
Graduating after the fall semester 2013 at Washington State University, Alex Robert Null has received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Food Systems from that institution. Alex is the son of Tom and Sue Null of Odessa and an Odessa High School graduate....
The 17th Annual Sandhill Crane Festival will take place March 28, 29, 30, 2014, in Othello. The festival will include over 30 lectures on everything from birding to wolves. Tours entitled Sandhill Crane, Burrowing Owl, Ground Squirrel, Palouse Falls and several others are offered starting Friday and run through Sunday. Saturday night features a banquet with a keynote speaker and a silent auction. The three-day nonprofit festival includes a variety of entertaining, educational and memorable activities for the whole family. Fea...
The single-copy rate will be $1. The rate for subscribers within Washington state will be $33. Snowbirds will be charged $36, and out-of-state subscribers will see their rates rise to $39....
