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Public health nurses at the Grant County Health District (GCHD) continue to investigate cases of whooping cough (pertussis). If you or a family member have an unexplained cough (with no other symptoms of illness), please see your medical provider for testing and treatment. Grant County has seen a spike in cases of whooping cough in the past 25 days in Soap Lake, Moses Lake, Ephrata and Mattawa. Cases range in age from one to 18 years old. “Pertussis is highly contagious and can be deadly for the most vulnerable, including t...
Congress resolved the airline delay issue in one day, while two-thirds of Washington Head Start programs prepare to cut children. According to an online survey from the Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP (WSA), 68% of state Head Start providers will be forced to drop children from their classrooms over the next few months as a direct result of the across-the-board cuts known as sequestration. In addition to reducing enrollment, the majority of Head Start programs are also reducing costs by laying off...
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is offering $7 million in available funds to local governments for statewide storm-water construction projects through the Supplemental Statewide Stormwater Grant Program. “This new, competitive funding opportunity not only helps protect an irreplaceable asset – our clean water – it helps local governments and it provides jobs,” said Kelly Susewind, manager of Ecology’s water quality program. State financial managers calculate that 11 jobs in Washington are created for every mil...
A small Beechcraft King Air 90 turboprop airplane made a rough landing at the Odessa Municipal Airport Monday when its right side landing gear collapsed upon touchdown. The plane then spun out away from the landing strip and onto the gravel parking area beside it. Its right-hand propeller blades were bent nearly in half, and the aircraft suffered other major damage in the mishap. There were no reports of injuries, nor was it known how many people were in the aircraft. The owner of the plane declined to be identified. There...
Friday & Saturday Golf Special Saturday Events Vendor Sales in the Memorial Hall Homemade tacos, beans and rice $? Yard sales throughout town Quilt Show - Hosted by the Stitchen chicks Historic Opera House 10-3 p.m. Art Show - Featuring Les LePere 10-2 p.m. Art Room in the Historic Opera House Classic Car Show 10-3 p.m. 3rd. St. & Grover Hot dog or hamburger, chips and soda $8 Mock Jail Sponsored by Sprague Chamber of Commerce Bluegrass, Gospel and Country Music 9-1 p.m. FFA Annual Plant Sale 9-1 p.m. AG building on the east...
The Odessa Town Council and visitors present at the meeting Monday evening, April 22, were treated to a very pleasant surprise by Odessa resident Jackie (Jax) Allen. She reported that the Odessa Golf Course had been purchased Monday by her brother-in-law Jim McCullar of Soap Lake. McCullar and his wife Carolyn, both in their 60s, were winners of the Mega Millions lottery in January of 2011. They split their winnings with an Idaho resident and took home $190 million, half of...
The Farm Service Agency will be presenting a Conservation Reserve Program Informational meeting May 7, 2013, at 8 a.m. in the Harrington Community Hall, 6th N. Third Street. The presentation will provide information to those considering re-enrollment or looking to participate for the first time. According to FSA County Executive Director, Melissa Michael, "although the CRP program has remained constant over the years, there have been slight changes within the program that producers may not be aware of. This meeting is an...
The Lincoln County Treasurer's office would like to remind all Lincoln County Taxpayers that first half-2013 taxes and assessments are due April 30, 2013. Interest/penalties are due if payment is not received or postmarked by April 30, 2013. The Treasurer's office is located at the Courthouse, 450 Logan, Davenport. The mailing address and phone number is: PO Box Davenport, WA 99122, 1-509-725-5061. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, tax information can be obtained on the website at: www.co.lincoln.wa....
Last Sunday, April 14, Old Time Farm Days was held for the second time at the farm of Leanna and Keith Schafer, located five miles west of Odessa on S.R. 28. The Bohnet family of Wilson Creek had put on an old-fashioned plowing event for 27 years up until two years ago. At that time Pete Nelson of Odessa and Jon and Michelle Overmyer of Davenport did not want to see the event discontinued. So they asked the Schafers if there was a place on their land where plowing...
Jacqueline Eide has lived in the former Palace Hotel for most of her life. Her parents, Roy and Lucille (Hardung) Haskins, were living there and operating the hotel in the early 1960s when she and her two young daughters returned to Odessa to live. Eide was able to get hired on to the Odessa School District teaching staff and taught many of Odessa’s schoolchildren at P.C. Jantz Elementary School over the years until her retirement. The Haskins family ran the hotel from 1946 un...
Herbert V. Zimbelman has lived in the Odessa area all of his life. The third youngest of 10 children born to Gus and Emma Zimbelman in rural Lincoln County, Herb lived independently and pursued his interests and hobbies despite being profoundly deaf. Until only a couple of years ago, Herb owned his own home, where his basement workshop offered activities that kept him well occupied. Woodcarving was long a favorite hobby. He has created carved animals, airplanes, stagecoaches...
The Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club members and many others arrived in throngs last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in all manner of vehicles headed to the Desert 100 site at SR #28 and Irby Road for this year’s classic endurance race for off-road motorcycles. Some came in huge, luxurious motor homes, other types and sizes of RVs, pop-up campers and even tents. Unfortunately for the racers and vendors at the site, the weather turned from the prior week’s balmy days to howling win...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has a portion of its farm loan program funds specifically allocated for women and minority producers announced Judy Olson, State Executive Director. "While FSA farm loans are available to all qualified applicants, by setting aside funds specifically for women and minorities, it ensures that they will receive a portion of available funds," said Olson. Loan funds can be used to purchase farms, livestock and equipment. Funds may also be used to operate the farm, build or rep...
The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 13 through May 17, 2013. All offices are subject to both Primary and General Elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the Primary Election would narrow the field to two candidates who would then appear on the General Election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday night for its regular bi-monthly meeting and under Public Input heard from Odessa resident Jim Boss about what he says are continuing problems with a neighbor who does not respect his property rights. Boss said he had complained about damage to his property to Odessa’s two most recent chiefs of police to no avail. The problems continue. A more recent problem involved him being blocked from leaving the back portion of his property by a large RV parked in the alley. His requests to have the v...
The New Ritz Theater is in need of a digital format and electrical renovation in order to stay in operation. Loss of this community asset would be truly unfortunate, and the Ralston Grange has decided to try to do something to help out. The Ralston Grange will be sponsoring, with the help of the Ritzville Downtown Development Association and the Ritzville Chamber of Commerce, a Variety Show, “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” on Friday, April 19. The purpose of the show is to help raise funds for the needed renovation and update of “T...
One of the biggest and best-attended job and career fairs in eastern Washington will be held April 18 at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake. The 20th annual Job and Career Fair at BBCC features 65 exhibitors representing a diverse and high-quality group of employers. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grant County ATEC building. “Our job fair has been successful because of the growth of jobs and diversity of employers in this area,” said Deborah Correll, chair of the job and career fair planning com...
Reardan and Odessa elementary schools have completed a five-week program focusing on healthy behaviors. The program, called “5,4,3,2,1 Let’s Go LinCo,” was developed through a grant from the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality received by the Health Department in 2011 and initially rolled out in the Davenport Community. This effort focused on three goals: development of a community message to inspire healthy behaviors, improved healthcare provider-patient interactions including healthy behavior counsel...
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...
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....
