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Washington Governor Jay Inslee has proposed creating more than 3,000 new spots for children in the state’s preschool program, the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), taking an important step towards creating a high-quality early education system that will improve the entire public education system. The governor’s proposal comes only two days after Seattle-area superintendents, teachers and parents called on the state legislature to invest in ECEAP and other early learning systems. The plan would rai...
Odessa students Wyatt Haase, Lukas Marshall and Colby Sooy came home with bragging rights, as they grabbed the #1 spot at the Zillah Robotics Challenge. Last week Thursday, March 21, 11 youngsters from Odessa’s junior-high grades traveled to Zillah to participate in the challenge. Approximately 20 schools and home-school groups sent a total of 38 teams to the competition. The Odessa group broke out into four different teams: The Odessa Titans, comprising Aaron Gies, Cole K...
Odessa police chief Helen Coubra told the Town Council Monday night that she has observed far too much speeding on First Avenue, and that, coupled with rampant jaywalking by the town’s residents and visitors, could lead one day to a serious accident or fatality. She and officer Bryce Peterson will focus over the next few weeks on reducing those two hazards. Warnings will precede ticketing in all but the most egregious cases. Mayor Doug Plinski read a letter to the council from an Odessa resident who had had a verbal a...
The Washington Wine Industry Foundation will offer three sets of scholarships for students interested in viticulture or enology for the 2013-2014 academic year. All scholarship applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2013, and are available to high school seniors or graduates and college students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a college or university viticulture and/or enology program. Over $18,000 in scholarship awards were distributed by the Washington Wine Industry Foundation for the academic year...
Spring has arrived. As temperatures rise across the region, the Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers to remove their studded tires by midnight, March 31. Studded tires are legal in Washington from November 1 to March 31, unless WSDOT grants an extension. Multiple forecasts indicate temperatures will be well above 50 degrees in many parts of the state, and WSDOT is not planning on extending the deadline. This year, Oregon and Washington are coordinating studded-tire removal dates to make travel rules...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday at noon at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, its first meeting since electing new officers. Marlon Schafer returns as president for a fifth term, Marcus Horak takes over as vice president, Lise Ott is the new secretary, Larissa Zeiler continues as the treasurer and the remaining board members are Dejay Buck (Biergarten chairman), Vicky Iverson and Justin Parr. New members of the board were introduced at the annual banquet held on March 16....
The new ferry meant to replace the Martha S. at Keller on the Columbia River traveled through Odessa Monday on its way along State Route 21 toward Grand Coulee. State transportation employees helped ensure that the oversized vehicle being towed on a tractor-trailer rig would clear the overhead power and telephone lines within the town of Odessa. The new ferry has been named Sanpoil, an anglicized version of the name of the original native inhabitants of the Keller area along...
Lincoln County jailer/dispatcher Anna Bocook graduated from the corrections academy in Burien Wash., Friday, March 15. Deputy Bocook graduated with 29 other recruits who represent agencies all over the state. The hour-and-a-half ceremony was well attended by many representatives from throughout the state. Sergeant Mike Stauffer, Jail Superintendent Lyle Hendrickson, Undersheriff Kelly Watkins and Sheriff Magers joined Deputy Bocook for the ceremonies, along with several...
The Lincoln County Conservation District held its awards banquet Thursday, March 14, to honor area residents for their dedication to conservation efforts in 2012. District manager David Lundgren emceed the program and presented the awards. Two “Farmer of the Year” awards were handed out, one to the Jay & Kathy Scrupps Joint Venture and the other to Jeff Schibel. Receiving awards for community service were Jerry Schafer and Clark Kagele. The organization’s public service award...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet March 16 in the community center in recognition of all the volunteers who make events happen in Odessa throughout the year. The award for Business of the Year went to Leffel, Otis & Warwick, the CPA firm that allows its employees the latitude to help the community in many different ways. Manager Todd King was on hand, as were two of his employees, Larissa Zeiler and Melissa Schafer. The Person of the Year award was...
Odessa, Wash.-- A U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler jet out of Whidby Island Naval Air Station has crashed into a farmer's field between Odessa and Harrington about a half a mile north of Coffee Pot Road and about a mile from where Coffee Pot intersects with Duck Lake Lamona Road. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers and coroner Jeff Barkdull have confirmed that three people were on board the aircraft and that all three were deceased at the scene. The crash was followed by a fire, as the...
The Odessa High School FBLA chapter has been working with Odessa’s fifth- and eighth-graders on their American Enterprise Project. Chapter members have worked with the younger students to teach them about agriculture and its important role in the American Enterprise System. The students learned that agriculture is much more than just farming; it is an entire industry that affects our local, state and national economy. Students learned the five principles of the American Enterp...
Experience Quilts! held its grand opening last Friday and Saturday, with plenty of visitors on Friday taking advantage of the store’s new look to visit, enjoy refreshments and compete for door prizes. Saturday was a quieter day but still drew several folks from far and wide who were happy to see the business reopen. Partners Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman enjoyed themselves....
The spaghetti feed fundraiser sponsored by the Odessa High School chapter of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) for the commercial kitchen in the community center raised $1,062 Tuesday night for the purpose of buying two new commercial sinks and faucets. With the matching funds provided by the George and Dorothy Gies Foundation, the goal has almost been reached. Anyone who would still like to make a donation can drop it off at the school or mail it to OHS, P.O. Box...
The February 27 school board meeting began with high-school English teacher Dr. Duane Pitts and science teacher Seth Hodges providing a summary of their experiences as participants in TPEP (Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project). They showed the board an article they had written and submitted to the Phi Delta Kappan professional journal for educators. The board approved a request by Hodges to take 8th grade students to Zillah for a robotics challenge. The students are currently working on this project in class. Personnel The b...
In 2005, Washington Policy Center honored Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn with the annual Champion of Freedom Award “for her contributions throughout her distinguished congressional career.” WPC also wanted to honor “her strong leadership, support of free-market principles and being a friend to small businesses and taxpayers on the death tax repeal and other tax reforms.” WPC continues to honor her legacy by presenting the third-annual Jennifer Dunn-Thomson Scholarship through the Jennifer Dunn-Thomson Fund for America...
Meeting Monday, February 11, the council and mayor Doug Plinski welcomed newest council member Landon Lobe, who was promptly sworn in by the mayor. Plinski then handed out committee assignments to council members. The 13 committees are constituted as follows: Finance & Admin: Lois Hubbard, Lois Harp. Public Safety: Marlene Kramer, Lois Harp. Sewer System: Frank White, Landon Lobe. Solid Waste: Lois Hubbard, Frank White. Water System: Landon Lobe, Frank White. Parks &...
The Community Center kitchen project of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce has been moving forward throughout the winter months. The plumbing work has been completed, and the outside structure has been rebuilt to accommodate the new, expanded kitchen area. The next step will be to pour concrete in the new area and in those areas disrupted by installation of the plumbing equipment. When that is complete, the walk-in cooler will be moved, interior walls will be built and the...
Clay and Jewel Floch, with daughter Elizabeth, will be in Odessa on Sunday, March 10 at Heritage Church. They will be sharing during the worship service at 10:30 a.m., and then an open house is planned from 2 to 5 p.m. in the church basement. It will be a time of fellowship with a program early in the afternoon to update us on their work in China. Clay and Jewel are former Odessa residents who owned and operated the Napa Store. They moved back to Spokane in 2004 after a boatin...
At the Ralston Grange Hall, on Saturday, March 9, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., presentations will be held for all 4-H youth, parents and leaders in Adams County. An invitation to participate has also been extended to 4-H groups in Lincoln County. All participants are asked to bring a sack lunch. There will be three presentations in the morning. The first one is called “Public Presentations – Oh My!” Tips on making public presentations will be offered. The second is called “Judging is Decision-Making!” This one will teach how...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday noon at Any Occasion Banquet Hall, and after a few brief announcements and reports was adjourned after half an hour (surely one of the shortest Chamber meetings on record). President Marlon Schafer reported that new knobs with electronic keypads have been installed on the doors to the community center, replacing the old keyed locks. Mayor Doug Plinski had expressed concern about potential vandalism and/or theft at the community...
On February 12, two seniors from Odessa High School, accompanied by OHS principal Ken Schutz, traveled to Olympia in hopes of testifying before state representatives on House Bill 1412 before the House Education Committee. Kendall Todd and Koralynne Kuch made the trip and, after an hour and a half wait, were called upon to speak. The two students spoke against the proposed legislation, which would have made community service a graduation requirement in the state of...
Experience Quilts! has now opened in the space formerly occupied by The Quilt Crossing. Lise Ott and business partner JoEllen Wollman have been cleaning, rearranging, buying new stock and setting up ever since former owner Ardis Wraspir closed her doors in mid-December. A grand opening is planned for March 1 and 2, and visitors will be treated to demonstrations, prizes and plenty of new stock to look at. As of this past Monday, however, quilters have already been able to have...
The Odessa High School chapter of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) formed a partnership with the AgriBusiness Council of Spokane in December of 2012. The goal was to work with the council to support and promote a strong, active and viable agriculture community in the Inland Northwest. To learn more about the AgriBusiness Council, FBLA students met with Jay Allert, President of Aslin Finch Company and the committee chair of the AgriBusiness Council. Allert shared that agriculture is a 38-billion-dollar industry in...
