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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently had a graduate from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center complete the 720-hour curriculum. Deputy Jerad R. McLagan was recognized this past Thursday as the number-one cadet in class 686 basic law enforcement academy in Burien. Deputy McLagan achieved the highest overall score in all phases of the basic training. “I am very proud of Deputy McLagan’s accomplishments and look forward to him being part of our Lincoln County Sheriffs Office Team. He is a great addit...
This past week a thief was involved in burglarizing businesses in the Sprague, Harrington and Edwall communities. As a result deputies focused patrols in those areas in an attempt to locate the suspect vehicle, believed to be a black Honda CRX. In the early morning hours of February 4, Deputy Roland Singer observed a black Honda CRX traveling through the City of Harrington, which resulted in a pursuit after a traffic stop was attempted. The suspect vehicle fled Harrington and traveled east on SR-28. As the suspect vehicle...
The patriotic essay contests for school-aged children sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars give young people an opportunity to express their ideas about love of country. In Odessa and Harrington this year, the VFW has had only elementary-level students participating. Harrington At Harrington Elementary School, the fourth grade class participated in the VFW essay writing contest. Fourth-grade teacher LaMarr Larmer explained the ground rules to his students. The theme this...
Registration is now being accepted from employers who plan to exhibit at the 20th annual Job and Career Fair at Big Bend Community College. More than 60 companies are expected to attend the April 18 event in the ATEC building. Space is limited, so early employer registration is encouraged. Employers historically attending the fair include companies involved in manufacturing, food processing, retail, service industries, health care, aerospace, education, and technology. As employers register, their names will be posted on the...
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers of the fast-approaching spring sales closing dates for Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) programs. This also includes the whole farm insurance programs Adjusted Gross Revenue Pilot (AGR) and Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite). AGR and AGR-Lite cover most farm-raised crops, animals, and animal products. January 31, 2013 is the final date to buy or change AGR insurance in select counties in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. This is the final date to submit required do...
Odessa Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold their Annual White Elephant, Rummage and Bake Sale, Friday, February 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Atrium at Odessa Memorial Hospital at Fourth Street and Amende Drive. Proceeds will benefit the activity department at the hospital. Department personnel hope to raise enough funds to purchase more folding chairs for seating during family potlucks and activities, plus a laptop or notepad/tablet with Skype capability for residents whose families live far away, so that they are able...
The Odessa School Board met January 23 in the high school library. The resignation of Odessa High School English teacher Dr. Duane Pitts was accepted, as he has declared his intention to retire at the end of the academic year after 42 years in education. He has already met with students to announce his retirement. Superintendent Suellen White’s report included distribution of an informational brochure about the special levy election in February. The brochure details how the levy funds are used. Regarding the TPEP (...
We would like to start with a big hug for all of the support (financial and/or spiritual) that the Odessa community gave us for this amazing journey! No matter how great we are at describing the events, feelings, emotions and the people we met on our trip, we can never do it justice! We are convinced that you need to go and experience it for yourselves! The organization that we worked with was the 410 Bridge. They are such an awesome organization. They have five core...
September The Apache Pass wildfire grew from about 200 acres to about 18,000 acres in about 2 days because of wind. Extremely dry conditions in the scablands and plenty of dry grass for fuel contributed to the blaze. All available firefighters from the Odessa area responded the the blaze, which at its closest point to Odessa was burning about 12 miles north of town. The fire burned a lot of range land and fence posts north of Odessa, so the herds didn't have enough grazing land and some areas were without fences and the...
We are a nation of immigrants! Immigrants that were needed to build railroads, homestead the land, cut down the forest, work in the factories and fuel the westward movement. We don’t have those needs anymore as we have 7.8% unemployment. We have the problem of slightly over 50% of our population supporting the rest of the population. We have the problem of refugees being brought to America by churches and various organizations only to be abandoned, and the U.S. taxpayer picks up the tab. We have the problem of American studen...
Doyle Ronald Wheeler, 36, of Spokane, has been charged in Spokane County Superior Court with first degree felony theft for illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits. Wheeler collected benefits from 2008 to 2011 on a workplace-injury claim for a neck and back injury. The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) stopped benefit payments after an investigation determined that Wheeler was operating his own businesses – The Pensmith, Ammo Head Design and Ammo Head Hydrographics – while receiving the workers’ compens...
On January 2, 2013, the first meeting of the new year was held by the Primetimers senior group at the Old Town Hall. After a nice luncheon, some of the members stayed and played pinochle and Mexican dominoes. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that the group would try once more to have a Saturday game evening on February 9 at 7 p.m. It is hoped that a few more interested people will attend either to teach or just play cards or dominoes. Game night is open to the public. Please mark the evening of February 9 on your...
The Old Town Hall in Odessa has served many functions over its lifetime. On January 10, approximately 15 to 20 townspeople gathered there to discuss the building’s future. Lise Ott is heading up an effort to either repurpose, refurbish or renovate the aging structure, which suffers now from roof leaks, crumbling concrete steps, broken and cracked windows and plumbing problems. Built in 1921, the facility opened December 21 of that year to house the offices of the town governme...
July The Odessa High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America sent 16 students to the national FBLA conference in San Antonio, Texas last summer. The chapter, as a whole, won first place for its Partnership with Business presentation. The group worked on a program with the 2nd Harvest Food Bank to provide backpacks filled with weekend take-home food for needy youngsters in area communities. At a town council meeting, the new Chief of Police, Helen Coubra, was sworn in by Mayor Doug Plinski. Coubra came, most...
At the January 14 Odessa Town Council meeting, Mayor Doug Plinski got right to business by reading a letter of resignation from councilman Lynn Schmidt, dated December 31, 2012. Schmidt cited his recent move to a location outside the town limits, thereby making him ineligible to serve on the council as the reason for his resignation. He will continue to serve on some committees as a private citizen. Plinski then officially swore in Gail Kiesz as the new town clerk/treasurer...
Though the 2013 Washington legislative session faces many challenges in the state’s budget, the session also offers opportunities to improve the state’s economy by investing in workforce development via public higher education. Seventy percent of jobs in Washington State will require some postsecondary training by 2018, according to a report by Georgetown University. This trend is based on two principles: more education leads to greater productivity, and skill requirements have increased over time – a phenomenon known as “ups...
Businesses can now register with local governments in one location to become eligible for small to medium-sized public works project notifications. Traditionally, a business needed to complete separate, yet identical, applications for each public agency they would like to work with, but now businesses simply complete one, free application in the MRSC Rosters database to register with multiple agencies in Lincoln County or throughout Washington State. The streamlined application process in MRSC Rosters, at...
Big Bend Community College Foundation scholarship applications for 2013-14 are available now in the Financial Aid Office and in local high school counseling offices. The deadline is March 15 for receiving completed applications in the Financial Aid Office. Only completed applications submitted by that date will be considered. The Foundation awards approximately $142,000 in scholarships to 140 students each year, said LeAnne Parton, Executive Director of the BBCC Foundation. “The Foundation has scholarship opportunities for hi...
Flu activity is picking up across our state and the nation. The timing and severity of flu seasons are unpredictable and flu can be severe. Each year in Washington and around the country the flu causes hospitalizations and deaths. “Any death from a preventable illness is upsetting, and it’s especially heartbreaking when a child dies,” says Secretary of Health Mary Selecky. “These deaths are a somber reminder that flu is serious and makes thousands sick in our state each year. With flu season picking up, it's importa...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday, January 8, at Any Occasion Banquet Hall. January is the time for nominating new officers for the organization, and president Marlon Schafer asked members to seek out anyone who might be interested in serving. Current officers Schafer, president; Larissa Zeiler, treasurer; board members Vickie Iverson, Justin Parr and Dejay Buck, Biergarten chairman, have all agreed to run for another term in 2013. The positions of secretary and vice president, however will be open, as Michelle...
March The Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center and the Odessa Clinic converted their record-keeping to an electronic format. The move to computer-based records was prompted in part by incentives offered by the government programs of Medicaid and Medicare. The main advantages are that orders written by OMHC can be entered directly into the computer and all of the patient’s vital information will be immediately available. Also, diagnostic tests ordered will be made available for v...
The health of Washington’s rural residents is an ongoing concern. To address these concerns, the Washington State Rural Health Association, established in 1981, organized to collaboratively strengthen and improve the health of rural communities. Their work helps to establish policies and activities towards resolving identified issues relating to health and health care services for rural residents. Currently, they are seeking input from rural residents throughout the state of Washington and selected Lincoln County to host a ...
Legumex Walker Inc. has announced that the Pacific Coast Canola (PCC) oilseed processing facility in Warden, Wash. commenced production and completed its first sale and shipment of canola oil and meal during the final week of December 2012. “We are thrilled to have the PCC facility in service producing super-degummed expeller-pressed canola oil and canola meal so quickly, and ahead of schedule,” said Joel Horn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Legumex Walker, Inc. “We were able to move from commissioning of the core pro...
Financial and technical assistance is now available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for producers interested in conserving energy on their property, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced. NRCS and producers develop Agricultural Energy Management Plans (AgEMP) or farm energy audits that assess energy consumption on an operation. AgEMPs are conducted to determine current on-farm energy usage and provide valuable information for on-farm energy improvements. Each audit h...
We had no sooner written our article last week on the uncertain situation at Inland Empire Oilseeds, LLC, and sent our paper off to be printed when we received in the mail that same day notification from the United States Bankruptcy Court in Spokane that IEO had filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on December 27, 2012. Our call to IEO general manager Joel Edmonds has not been returned. We called the Odessa Union Warehouse on Friday, January 4, and asked to speak to Keith Bailey....
