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Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award the Hartline Betterment Organization a $3,000 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant to be used to renovate the former Hartline School building. Northwest FCS customer Jerry Dormaier applied for the grant. “How wonderful it is to have been selected to receive the Northwest FCS Rural Grant to aid us in the needed repairs of the historic Hartline School! These funds will enable us to correct problems with the exterior of the red b...
The lengthy remodeling project at Odessa’s public works building is nearing completion, with the recent addition of cement board siding and shakes. The project, which has been done in stages over a period of approximately two years, was spearheaded by Mayor Doug Plinski, who also was the impetus behind the recent community center facelift. This project will be something of a facelift as well, as the siding has been applied only to the sides of the building that face the s...
As of press time, harvest in the Odessa area is nearly complete, with both Ritzville Warehouse/The Odessa Trading Company and Odessa Union Warehouse reporting that they are 70 - 80 percent complete. "It's been moving right along," said Mark Cronrath of The Odessa Trading Company. He added that although yields have been "all over the place," the grain has been of good quality, with good weight and protein levels. A dry winter, late spring frosts and a hot spell that hit prior...
The first STEM Summer Institutes at Big Bend Community College will be held in late August for both high school students and college students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). "This is an opportunity to learn from local engineers working at Takata, Katana Summit and Genie Industries." said Rafael Villalobos, Jr. BBCC STEM Support Specialist, Villalobos is developing partnerships between BBCC and local industries that students can use for future interships and employment. The Summer...
The cost of getting a GED will double starting in October, according to Big Bend Community College officials. The testing fees will increase from $75 to $150 for the certification, said Sandy Cheek, Director of Basic Skills at BBCC. If students start their GED testing before October 1, they will be charged only the current $75 fee regardless of whether they complete the tests by that date, Cheek said. There will be a fee increase at all GED test sites in the state. GED preparation classes are offered by the college in the...
Marissa Brown, a senior at Davenport High School, will be holding a talent show at this years Lincoln County Fair, Friday, August 24 , as part of her senior project. She is hoping to attract any and all who want to share their talent and is hoping to raise money for the Davenport High Choral program. This is not a competition, but rather a chance to show what talent you have. It should be a fun outing for everyone! Performers will receive entrance to the fair on Friday, so call as soon as possible for available time slots!...
I’ve often said the U.S. health care system is so complex that trying to understand it makes your hair hurt. Case in point: the Affordable Care Act runs more than 2,000 pages. I’ll grant you that it’s a massive piece of legislation — but lawmakers felt that’s what was needed to fix at least some of the problems that resulted from the helter-skelter way our health care system developed. This complexity also helps explain why it has been so difficult for the Obama administration to communicate how the numerous provision...
The Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is looking for applicants to fill nearly 300 AmeriCorps service positions in 16 counties across the state. The WCC was created in 1983 and has provided opportunities and training for more than 1,700 young adults. In 1994, WCC started received federal AmeriCorps funding, allowing crews to carry out on-the-ground projects across the state. Local communities rely on WCC to complete environmental projects by forming cost-share agreements with Ecology. Typical WCC a...
The area’s wheat harvest is now in full swing. A few farmers were ready to go a week ago, but the prior weekend’s thunderstorm postponed things for a few more days while everything dried out again. According to both Mark Cronrath of the Odessa Trading Company and Byron Behne of the Odessa Union Warehouse Company, frost damage from last winter is turning out to be the primary weather event affecting yields for most farmers this year. Both men also said that yields ranged all...
A pizza party will be served August 6, the last day of the Summer Feeding Program. Breakfast will be served at the Odessa School cafeteria at 9 a.m. After breakfast, participants will be shown how to make homemade applesauce and strawberry jam. The pizza party will follow. Throughout the summer everyone who came to breakfast placed their name in a container to win an Odessa Titan backpack. Two backpacks will be given out - one for a boy and one for a girl. The drawing will be held after breakfast on the last day. Gift...
With the support of local businesses and community members, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center raised a total of $2,128.30 for the American Cancer Society Lincoln County Relay for Life 2012 campaign. These funds stay in Lincoln County to help local citizens who need assistance with expenses related to cancer care. The OMHC team is already planning events to raise funds for the 2013 Relay for Life that will be held in Davenport on June 13 and 14. The first fundraiser will be a lunch of chef salad and homemade rolls next Wednesd...
The hiring of a new science teacher for Odessa High School was approved at the July 25 meeting of the Odessa School Board. Seth Hodges comes to Odessa from St. Michael’s, a private Catholic high school on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. The school there is about the same size as Odessa’s school. Hodges is originally from Washington and his elderly mother still lives in the state, so he was looking for a way to move back “home.” The board also accepted the resignation of Darin Reppe as the athletic director for the Odessa-...
Odessa Foods has been under new ownership for one year, and that anniversary was celebrated by the store and its owners and managers last Saturday. A corner of the parking lot was used for the event, with a large barbecue set up for cooking and an awning set up to provide shade. Owners Bob and Bonnie Dewey made sure everyone who stopped by had either a hamburger, a hot dog or a sausage on a bun, plus a soft drink. Jeff and Debbie Norris ran the store and looked in on the...
Kurt Wolsborn and Brandi Simpson were married in Boise, Idaho, on March 10, 2012. Brandi is the daughter of Jan and the late Steve Simpson, of Blackfoot, Idaho. Kurt is the son of Myrna and the late Tom Wolsborn, of Odessa, Washington. Janet Heimbigner, of Odessa, is Kurt's grandmother. Brandi's grandmothers are Gene King, of Pacatello, Idaho, and Shirley Simpson, of Blackfoot, Idaho. The couple is living in Meridian, Idaho....
Pioneer Days were held in Davenport last weekend, with Odessa’s community float and royalty participating in the Saturday parade. Part of the weekend activities was a production of the musical Annie by Davenport Theatrical. The production was held at Davenport High School. Several people from the surrounding area had parts in the play, some of whom have been involved in theater in some way for years. Karen Brewster was in fine form and excellent voice as the irascible Miss H...
As primary election ballots hit mailboxes, the League of Women Voters of Washington announces the launch of the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org. This "one-stop-shop" for statewide election information provides simple, helpful tools to help Washington voters navigate the state's voting process. "Candidate information, voting tips, voter registration and much more are available at your fingertips," said Linnea Hirst, Co-President. "You can enter your address, see everything that will be on your ballot, and easily...
Landowners can now profit from helping Washington’s upland birds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) applications to establish habitat-providing field borders. In return for creating habitat, private landowners can receive annual rental payments on the land for ten years. “Most of the land in Washington is privately owned. Maintaining habitat for wildlife depends on the voluntary efforts of private landowners,” said Melissa Michael, County Executi...
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) has announced that its founder and president, Edmund O. Schweitzer III, received the prestigious 2012 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering on June 30, 2012, during an award ceremony held in Boston, MA, honoring 26 top technologists. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world’s largest technical professional association. The Medal in Power Engineering, sponsored by the IEEE Industry Applications, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, and Power & Energy S...
Spokane’s whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic passed 100 cases this week, just as new numbers indicate that only 25 percent of the state’s local allocation of low-cost vaccine has been administered. Over the past two months, Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) received almost 2,000 doses of state-donated whooping cough vaccine. The health district distributed the majority of the vaccine to several local providers and pharmacies to administer, yet uptake has been relatively slow. To their credit, between the three loc...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce heard updatess on several projects at its July 24 meeting, but at the top of the list was Deutschesfest, which is a mere 7 weeks away as The Record goes to press. It was reported that the FFA chapter has declined to be in charge of the Youth Garten, so options for other possible operators were discussed. Publicity chairwoman Korianne Scheller reported that she has still been unable to contact anyone from the carnival that set up in the Odessa Foo...
A break in the Odessa Drug burglary case, which has been ongoing since last spring, has led to the arrest of two suspects and the search for at least one more. According to Kelly Watkins of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office, the department recently received information that, when taken together with the video from the store’s security camera as well as various interviews, creates a “pretty tight case.” Watkins confirmed that the two men arrested Saturday were Josh Granchi...
At Monday night’s meeting of the Odessa Town Council, Dave Edens was announced as the town’s new building inspector. Edens is a retired cabinet-maker and builder with a wealth of experience in the building trades. The council approved permits for a new exhaust fan at the hospital and a pole building adjacent to the Finney Field grandstand for bus storage. The council passed Resolution 2012-7, raising the debt limit on the town’s credit card from $5,000 to $10,000 to provide more purchasing flexibility. Monroe said he has cond...
Helen Coubra has been in law enforcement since 1986, mostly working west of the Cascades and most recently working for Wahkiakum County. That department was not very large, having only nine officers, including the sheriff and undersheriff. However, this will be her first job as head of a police force, as well as her first job in such a small department. She said she plans to be visiting the downtown businesses and getting acquainted with folks on the street just as soon as she...
After 25 years of sorting and distributing the U.S. Mail in the town of Marlin, Leah Correia will be free to do as she wishes every day between 9 and 1:30. Correia, the daughter of Ed and Elva Batterman, was raised and educated in Wilson Creek, where she graduated from high school in 1968. Correia did not work for the postal service prior to being hired as postmaster. She was interviewed for the position in 1987, and was “hired right off the street” to manage the Marlin post o...
VFW Post #7395 has sold its building, located at the southeast corner of First Avenue and Division Street in downtown Odessa. Frank and Marcus Horak are purchasing the building and will be moving their Odessa Auto Parts (NAPA) store to that location. According to Marcus Horak, the renters who currently have storefronts on First Avenue will be able to stay right where they are. The NAPA store entrance will be on Division Street, where the entrance to the VFW hall is located. Plans are being made to install windows or perhaps e...
