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Sustained winds of 22 - 25 miles per hour Monday took what is now called the Apache Pass fire from about 200 acres Sunday evening to more than 18,000 as of Tuesday morning. Extremely dry conditions in the scablands contributed to the blaze. All available firefighters from the Odessa area responded to the blaze, which at its closest point to Odessa was burning Monday afternoon about 12 miles north of Odessa, just north of Eagle Springs Road. Crews from Wilbur, Creston,...
Menno Mennonite Church sits atop a grassy knoll surrounded by miles and miles of wheat fields. But on Saturday, October 6, this isolated country church between Moses Lake and Ritzville will become one of the busiest places in two counties as it hosts the 35th Annual Mennonite Country Auction and Relief Sale. You will find homemade Mennonite and Amish quilts, a copper kettle bubbling with homemade apple butter, a hand-cranked cider press, food booths, craft booths, crowds of people enjoying the blue skies and crisp autumn...
Tuesday morning, Frank and Marcus Horak opened for business as usual. Just not in the usual place. In just a little over two months, the brothers have purchased the old VFW building, remodeled it and moved their entire Odessa Auto Parts inventory from their former location on West First Ave. According to the brothers, the whole idea began around July 1, when they made an offer on the VFW building. The purchase was finalized at the beginning of August, and the real work began....
The results of the Lincoln County Fair have been released and only the swine results have somehow gone missing and will be provided later. Display booths representing the theme of this year’s fair were entered by Canniwai Grange of Odessa, which took first place and the Lincoln County Pomona Grange of Marlin which took second place. The Odessa/Harrington FFA chapters worked together on a display entitled “Is There Yellow in Your Green?”, which won Best of Show. In the FFA P...
Only one week left to Deutschesfest, and there is still much work to do. And plans to get it done, if you know who to ask. Dale Ramm, project coordinator for the outdoor stage, reported that all Lions are encouraged to come to the Festplatz all day Saturday and after church Sunday to finish up. There are trim boards to be painted and installed, and the bricks which were sold to finance the project to be laid. Ramm said that having the bricks finished is the highest priority. “We’ll get it all done,” he said. Marlon Schaf...
Preparations for Deutschesfest 2012 are well underway. Odessa’s royalty, Miss Odessa Kendall Todd and Princesses Koralynne Kuch and Melani Fehrer, have been visiting parades and events around the area, promoting the Fest and making sure that people wherever they go are well versed in the “Chicken Dance.” Chamber members have been busy repairing, painting and constructing tables and benches for use in the Biergarten, as well as upgrading the outdoor sound system for playi...
A group of Odessa residents, including Chamber of Commerce president Marlon Schafer and Paul Hopp, are hoping to raise interest for the refurbishment and reinstallation of the historic town clock, which has graced at least two buildings in town until its retirement. The clock, which is over six feet tall from base to cap, was originally, according to Hopp, hung on the front of the Thiel Block, outside what is now Iverson Law Office. The filled-in holes from that installation...
Hartline Landmark Turns NinetyHartline, WA. - Aug. 7—Whether it’s a full-blown bash with a crowd to honor an old friend, or a small family gathering for a little loved one, it’s clear that young and old alike love celebrating birthdays. For community volunteers working to rehabilitate and reuse the Hartline School, this local landmark is like an old friend - unique, irreplaceable, and still here after all these years. “What better way to honor this stately structure’s 90th year and celebrate its future in the community...
The Lincoln County Economic Development council has stepped up promotion of Lincoln county's hunting and fishing opportunities and nothing sells better than a good photo. If you have a favorite fish or game photo that was taken in Lincoln County and you are willing to let us use it, please send it to edcinfo@centurylink.net and we might just make you famous!...
If you are exporting or considering exporting a product you could qualify for a $5,000 voucher from the Dept. of Commerce and the Small Business Administration. Vouchers can be used for trade show costs, translation services, export training programs and more and do not have to be paid back. To see a full list of eligible expenses and to determine if your company qualifies, go to www.tinyurl.com/7r36uhk....
The Ritzville Art Gallery has begun featuring different artists on the first Friday of each month. On September 7, several local authors will be featured and will be signing their published works and discussing their upcoming books. Dr. Miles Athey Miles Athey, Ritzville resident, will discuss his most recent publications, a Western trilogy of historical fiction about Ritzville in 1882 called Crab Creek Chronicles. Dr. Athey spent most of his career as a technical researcher, consultant and college professor. Over the past...
Legumex Walker, Inc. has announced that its 85%-owned subsidiary, Pacific Coast Canola (PCC), has expanded its previously existing agreement with CHS, Inc., for the procurement of canola oilseed and off-take of canola meal to include the sales of canola oil products produced at the PCC canola processing facility in Warden, Wash. The facility, which is the first commercial-scale canola processing operation west of the Rocky Mountains and the largest expeller-pressed canola processing facility in North America, is scheduled to...
Former Odessa Town Council member Kim C. Ramm narrowly lost her bid to become a Lincoln County Commissioner. In the final vote count taken on Monday, August 20, she trailed Alan Stromberger by only six votes. She had a total of 346 votes for 32.46% of the total. Stromberger had 352 votes or 33.02% of the total, and Mark Stedman had 368 or 34.52% of the total 1,066 votes. Stromberger and Stedman will face off in the general election in November. In a separate electoral race, Ramm retained her seat as the Republican Precinct Co...
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 August 7, 2012 primary election was apparently fairly unappealing to most voters, as very few of them bothered to vote at all. Despite the very low turnout, the Lincoln County race for County Commissioner was one of the closest in the state, with only a few percentage points separating each of the three candidates. As The Record goes to press this week, Mark Stedman had a slight lead over Kim Ramm who had a slight lead over Alan Stromberger. This is one race, where...
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...
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...
