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State Fire Marshal Charles Duffy is reminding Washingtonians that the purchase of fireworks over the Internet is illegal. In Washington state, fireworks must be purchased from a licensed retail fireworks stand during the legal sales period. Orders for fireworks cannot be placed over the Internet or posted on websites such as Craigslist. Residents should talk with family members and guests about the fireworks laws for their area. Independence Day is a time to celebrate our freedoms. Personal fireworks require personal...
Harrington School District Superintendent Mike Perry sent a letter to all parents and staff Wednesday, June 6, on the subject of potential pertussis (whooping cough) exposure by students of the school district. On June 5, he received notification that there was a confirmed diagnosis of pertussis (whooping cough) within the Harrington School District and, therefore, the potential for exposure of other students. Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness, and Washington State is currently experiencing a statewide...
During the first week of May, a Columbia Basin Development League delegation visited Washington, D.C. to provide briefings on the current status of the Odessa Subarea Special Study and solicit continued support from Washington’s Congressional delegation. Participating in the trip were CBDL past chairman Clark Kagele, Odessa; CBDL trustee and East Irrigation District Director Bernie Erickson; Chris Voigt, Washington Potato Commission Executive Director; Derek Sandison, D...
Odessa High School’s class of 2012 was represented by 15 bright and eager faces last Saturday morning during the annual commencement exercises. The class won many awards, including recognition for community service that fully 80 percent of the graduates was qualified to receive. Elena Hernandez led the way with the most volunteer hours. Citizenship awards were presented to Kolby Crossley and Kira Powell. Scholarships Odessa principal Ken Schutz announced that the following s...
Graduating seniors in the Quincy School District who have been working since middle school to prepare for college, will be among the first students eligible to receive financial assistance through the state’s College Bound Scholarship Program. The College Bound program provides an opportunity for students, who might not otherwise consider attending Washington state colleges because of the cost. The first of more than 100,000 students who signed up for the program since its launch in 2007 will graduate high school this s...
The 96th annual Washington State University Lind Field Day will be held Thursday, June 14, at the University’s Dryland Research Station north of Lind. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the field tour starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the field tour. Research presentations will include an on-site demonstration and discussion of advances in development of new deep-furrow drill prototypes, winter wheat, club wheat and spring wheat breeding, camelina-oil processing, timing of primary spring t...
The 76th annual Odessa High School Alumni Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, June 16 at the Community Center. Social hour will begin at 5:30, and dinner will be served at 6:30. Honored classes will be those of 1952 (60 years), 1962 (50 years), 1972 (40 years) and 1987 (25 years). The class of 2002 will host the event. As of June 5, Reservations have been received from the following: 1936: Wayne Geissler 1937: Carol (Walter) Evavold 1942: Alice (Stroh) Schmierer, Laverna (Lesser) Dormaier 1943: Bob Deife 1947: Louella (Iltz) P...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to attend Discover Outer Space – a Centennial 2013 event to view the transit of Venus across the sun at Goldendale Observatory State Park in Klickitat County. The event runs from 3 p.m. to sunset June 5 at Goldendale Observatory State Park, 1602 Observatory Drive in Goldendale. In a rare celestial event, the orbit of Venus is traveling past the face of the sun. Visitors have the opportunity to watch this transit live from the observatory’s solar tel...
The Memorial Day program at the Odessa Cemetery was well-attended again this year. As during most years in the recent past, the wind was a constant companion, making the scores of dedicated flags snap briskly throughout the ceremony. American Legion member Bob Kissler introduced the program presenters, Mike Hardung, who urged two volunteer veterans to help him place the wreath at the World War II tank memorial, and Pastor Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church in Odessa, who...
The Odessa Community Float had some “stand-in” passengers at the annual Last Stand Rodeo Parade in Coulee City on Saturday, May 27. Christa Clouter (queen in training) and Elizabeth Schwartz (princess in training) are the granddaughters of Odessa’s Jan Webster, who was in charge of revamping the float this year. Two of Odessa’s royalty were at the state track meet in Cheney this weekend and one was in New Orleans with the Knowledge Bowl team, so Webster went on the hunt fo...
The Odessa Trading Company (OTC), with assistance from Ag Tech Services of Moses Lake, held its annual customer appreciation day last Thursday, May 24, with events beginning as early as 2 p.m. Representatives of Case IH and several other companies that supply equipment such as guidance systems and other specialized farming applications were on hand to show farmers and other interested citizens what their products could do. A special educational session on lube/filters was...
The Odessa School Board met May 23 in the high school library to the disappointing news that a new science teacher, to whom a job offer had been made to fill the position being vacated by Jeff Wehr, had decided not to accept the Odessa job. The search thus continues for another candidate. In other personnel-related matters, the board approved paying bonuses to Duane Pitts and Marianne Iksic based on their National Board Certifications. They also accepted the resignation of Amy Hunt as the Pep Club Advisor. Coaching contracts...
As many of our readers already know, Odessa’s very successful high school science teacher Jeff Wehr and his wife Julie, along with their two children Thorsen and Kiegan, are leaving Odessa at the end of the school year. The family is moving to Duvall, Wash., located in King County south of Monroe, where Jeff is taking a position at Cedarcrest High School. The Record asked him how it all came about, and he responded as follows: “It actually is a wacky story! We were not loo...
Continuing her Advanced Science Research (for-credit class of independent study in the sciences), Odessa High School student Kira Powell returns from Pittsburgh, Penn. and the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with a fourth-place award in the Plant Sciences category. Thousands of students from more than 50 different countries attended, 10 of the projects from Washington state alone. The competition was very demanding, and only one other project from Washing...
Monday, May 28, 2012, the Odessa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7395 and the Odessa American Legion Post #105 will present their annual Memorial Day services at Odessa Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Facility at 10:00 a.m. and at the Odessa Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Flags will be dedicated for Kenny Allum and Dean Iltz during the service at the cemetery. Reverend Jon Hayashi of Heritage Church will be the guest speaker. The Odessa and Bohemian cemeteries combined contain the graves of 215 veterans, and each grave will be...
A $1,000 grand prize is being offered to the last poet standing in a contst sponsored by Rainbow Poets. Poems of 21 lines or fewer on any subject and in any style will be judged by the contest director Dr. Michael Thomas. “We love encouraging poetry, the Cinderella of the Arts,” he ways. “We trust this contest will result in many happy surprises!” The contest is free to enter and open to everyone. Fifty prizes totaling more thatn $5,000 will be awarded. Send one poem only by June 18 deadline to: Free Poetry Contest, P.O. Bo...
Band students from fifth grade through high school will present a concert on Thursday, May 24, beginning at 7 p.m. in the school multi-purpose room. The public is invited to attend and, as always, admission is free. Groups will include the fifth-grade beginning band demonstrating the musical talents they have gained in their second performance of the year. They first performed with the elementary groups during the winter concert in December. The sixth-grade intermediate band, showing the difference a year of training will...
Grant County will be starting culvert replacement on Road T NE on May 29, 2012. The scheduled completion date is June 14, 2012. During construction, County Road T NE will be closed to all traffic between County Road 6 NE and 7 NE. For the duration of the construction local traffic will need to use County Roads S NE or U NE as a detour route. Work hours during construction are Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m....
In a brief meeting May 22, members of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce voted to approve extending the Heimbigner addition to the community center from the existing outside kitchen wall north to the end of the building. The portion of the extension that will not be used for the current kitchen remodel will be framed in to be available for future expansion. It was also reported at the meeting that two individuals, whose names have not been released, have agreed to act as Biergarten co-chairmen for 2012. Justin Parr will continue...
The Odessa Museum will open for the season on Memorial weekend Sunday and Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. On the following weekends throughout the summer and into September, it will be open on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. A video of a slide program put together by Dr. John Gahringer is available for viewing on YouTube. The 30-minute program is titled "The Way We Were" and shows the early history and settlement of Odessa, along with the establishment of the museum. To view the show, go to the YouTube website and type in "Odessa...
Spring Fling wrapped up with the seventh annual Friends of the Pool Walk-a-thon held Sunday, April, 29, raising over $4,500 for the organization’s projects. According to Suzie Deife, FOP President, a total of 65 walkers collected pledges. Most of them were school-aged children, but participants ranged in age from one year old to adults who joined in and took advantage of the fresh air and exercise. The pledge walkers walked or ran a total of 1,246 laps around the track at F...
Odessa Lions Club members broke ground Wednesday May 4 to begin the next phase of Festplatz improvements, installation of a permanent outdoor stage which will provide more space and flexibility for performers as well as general improvement in the appearance of the Festplatz. According to project chairman Dale Ramm, concrete forms are being installed this week, after which the site would need to be back-filled and compacted and concrete poured. Observers will probably not see...
The Odessa Town Council met Monday night to deal with routine matters affecting the community. Fire Department Town fire chief Don Strebeck told the Council that, after expenses, the consignment equipment auction held during Spring Fling made about $8,500 for his department. The auction drew 83 bidders present, vying for 100 lots of varying types of equipment. Strebeck also said that the department has purchased 14 sets of self-contained breathing appatus and 26 air tanks. He said he was able to get a reduced price on the...
The Washington State Patrol's recent round of cadet testing caught many people unprepared to take the required cadet fitness and written tests. To address these concerns, WSP will conduct additional cadet testing at locations in Eastern and Western Washington. The biggest stumbling block for people continues to be the fitness test. WSP loses about half the people wanting to join the State Patrol during the fitness test. “A number of good candidates missed the standard by very small margins,” said Sergeant Troy Tomaras of the...
The sixth annual Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show and Cowboy Gathering promises to showcase a wide variety of artists and media, complemented by a lineup of western and bluegrass entertainment in historic downtown Ritzville on May 25-27. The art show is held in conjunction with the 107th Ritzville High School Alumni Banquet and 10th annual Historic Ritzville Days, intended to complement the banquet while focusing on celebrating the history of the city and its people. This year’s show will feature the finest western a...
