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The Odessa Lions Club annual Easter egg hunt was enjoyed by a large number of Odessa children and guests last Saturday, April 7. The children search for candy-filled plastic eggs, some hidden, some not, in three different parts of Reiman Park. Each age group has its own area. Each group also searches for a single golden egg that represents the "grand prize" of an Easter basket filled with all kinds of good things to eat, plus toys and games. This year's winners: Collin Martin...
Lynne Wenick of Odessa displays her prizewinning entry in the annual Odessa Quilt Club Challenge. This quilt, along with other entries in the category and approximately 150 other quilts, will be on display at the annual Spring Fling quilt show April 27 and 28 at the High School Gym in Odessa....
I recently attended a Friends of the Library meeting. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised at what they have to offer! First, let me start out by telling you what our library has to offer. There are three computers with internet access for public use. A wide selection of audio books, DVDs and VHS tapes. The librarian purchases the latest popular fiction. Don't find what you need, she'll do her best to help you. There is also a special collection of quilting and gardening books. The library is also on...
The winter 2012 President's List at Big Bend Community College has been released. Students who have completed 12 or more graded credits with a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.75 and above are on the President’s List. Those on the list from Odessa are Mackenze Bemis, Austyn Kagele, Aron Mills and Theodore Noble. Natalie Garrett of Wilson Creek also appears on the list. The BBCC Vice President's List is for students who have completed 12 or more graded credits with a GPA of 3.33 to 3.74. Among those listed are Natalie Fish of O...
As reported by the Spokesman-Review, William D. White of Twisp, the husband of Odessa school superintendent Suellen White, entered a guilty plea in federal court last week to two counts of conspiracy and one count of unlawful importation of wildlife. As part of the agreement, White also agreed to plead guilty to two state charges. White and his son Tom are livestock ranchers, who claimed in their own defense to be protecting their herds from a predatory wolf pack. In the plea agreement, William White faced a $38,500 fine and...
Washington state Secretary of Health Mary Selecky has announced that cases of whooping cough have reached epidemic levels in much of Washington state. So far in 2012, 640 cases have been reported in 23 counties (as of March 31), compared to only 94 cases during the same time period last year. Washington is on pace to have the highest number of reported cases in decades. “We’re very concerned about the continued rapid increase in reported cases,” said Selecky. “This disease can be very serious for young babies, who often g...
Watch for the yellow envelope! That’s the message the Washington state Employment Security Department is sending to jobless workers who are receiving long-term unemployment benefits called emergency unemployment compensation, or EUC. Under a new federal law, most people who are claiming emergency benefits are required to attend an appointment at their local WorkSource employment center, where they will receive an orientation, skill assessment and review of their work-search efforts. People who fail to attend the required meet...
The Grant County Health District (GCHD) received confirmation from the Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory (DOH) that the death of a Grant County woman in her 30s was associated with Hantavirus exposure. The woman was hospitalized and died on March 28. The Health District investigation determined the woman was most likely exposed within Grant County. The last Grant County Hantavirus patient who died as a result of the illness succumbed in 2005. “The Grant County Health District is saddened by her de...
Senator Bob Morton, R-Kettle Falls, was honored recently by the NW Chapter of Safari Club International for his dedication and service to preserving the heritage of hunting in Washington. Safari Club life-member Ed Owens presented Morton with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" plaque during a gathering of Republican senators on Tuesday. The Safari Club is dedicated to wildlife conservation, education, and protecting the culture of hunting. Throughout his career in the...
A week of rain showers was what one of the Stumpjumpers had asked for when he was in Odessa for the White Knuckle/Frostbite races the preceding weekend. He got his wish. There was no dust to be seen, so this race was different from every other Desert 100 that has been run on Wes and Faye King’s pasture a few miles outside of Odessa. Riders came across the finish platform with their bikes, and often themselves, covered in mud. The campsite was a muddy mess in places, and f...
Businesses holding unclaimed property can learn about their obligation to report it to the state through free workshops being offered around the state by the Washington State Department of Revenue. Unclaimed property includes unclaimed paychecks, utility deposits, bank accounts, refunds, life insurance proceeds, stocks and bonds and contents of safe deposit boxes. Businesses have to report unclaimed property after losing contact with owners for an extended period, generally three years. Businesses and individuals can search...
Regardless of the snow and rain, wildfire season officially begins April 15, as specified by state law. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants to remind people that the risk of wildfires can change rapidly during the spring when warmer, dryer weather occurs with increasing frequency. Wildfires can damage natural resources, destroy homes and threaten the safety of the public and the firefighters who protect forests and communities. As of the end of last week, 13 forest fires have already been...
The first annual meeting of the CPoW Livestock Processors Cooperative Association was held in Odessa March 28. A total of 59 members and guests, of which 32 members cast ballots, attended the meeting in Odessa and enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by 231 North Catering of Reardan. The primary orders of business were election of the expanded board and to celebrate how much progress the association has made since this time last year. We have met the requirements to secure the $1.2 million, zero-interest CERB loan, raised...
At the March 28 meeting of the Odessa School Board, Dennis Milliken, director of the STEM program at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) awarded a banner and plaque commemorating the STEM Lighthouse Award made to the Odessa Schools. Superintendent Suellen White described to him how the $20,000 cash award has been used. He congratulated the district on its willingness to share its success with neighboring districts and said this fact was a large part...
Another Odessa person was very nearly the victim of a scam recently, but fortunately for her she was cautious enough not to agree to giving out any money or trying to cash the fraudulent checks she was sent. Mary Van Rijn of Odessa often rents rooms in her home to those in need of low-cost housing. A friend convinced her to put an ad on Craigslist when one of the rooms became available for rent. She was soon contacted via email by a young woman who claimed to be someone who traveled a lot in her capacity as a worker for the R...
The Odessa Quilt Club’s annual ‘Quilt ‘til You Wilt’ event took place in the social hall of Heritage Chuch this past Monday, gathering together quilters from all over the area and beyong. According to organizer Laura Estes, approximately 100 people attended the event at some time during the day. Registered visitors numbered 91, but several of those brought along a friend or two. The church basement hummed with activity, sewing machines whirred, irons stood silently at the read...
The Odessa Chamber’s “Business of the Year” award went this year to Odessa Foods. Managers Jeff and Debbie Norris were on hand to receive the plaque and the congratulations of the crowd for the many improvements and updates brought to the grocery store since new owners Bob and Bonnie Dewey hired the Norrises as managers. “Person of the Year” went to indefatiguable Kim King, who has labored on behalf of Odessa’s business community since her family moved to Odessa only a few...
Last Wednesday, March 14, a new electronic reader board was installed at the corner of Division Street and First Avenue. The sign was the brainchild of the Parent-Teacher Organization at the Odessa schools, which raised money for the project and organized its completion. Donations from businesses, individuals and other nonprofit organizations were also added to the funds generated by the PTO’s various fund-raising efforts. Mike Kuest took down the two metal artwork tigers that...
For the third consecutive year, Odessa’s Team “Got Pink?” is forming to participate in the Komen Eastern Washington Race for the Cure in Spokane on Sunday, April 22, 2012. In 2011, Team “Got Pink?” took 94 entrants to the event, which raises funds for breast cancer research and awareness. Many of the racers made a party of it, spending the night in Spokane and attending a dinner honoring local breast cancer survivors. Those who don’t feel able to participate in either the 1 mile or 3 mile run/walk can support the cause by pa...
Local high school students can get information on 15 colleges and universities during College Planning Day at Big Bend Community College on March 27. The event lasts from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Each student will have time to attend four 30-minute presentations, including one on how to apply for financial aid. The presentations are held in separate locations in ATEC and the Liberal Arts and Business Building (Building 1600). Schools participating in College Planning Day include: Big Bend Community College, Central Washington...
The Bureau of Reclamation is offering a reward for information concerning the illegal dumping of used vehicle tires into the Chandler Canal near the water intake structures at the Chandler Powerplant located about 10 miles east of Prosser. Authorities say that about 100 used vehicle tires were found floating outside the water intake structures at the Chandler Powerplant in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Reclamation officials report that the tires were removed from the area before they caused any...
Town council continued . . . Due to space constraints, last week’s report on the March 12 town council meeting was unfinished. The other items discussed (besides the proposal for policing services by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office) are reported below: The council also heard from Kennet Bertelsen, representing the town’s contracted engineering firm USKH, who had studied the barriers to mobility-impaired residents and visitors within the town of Odessa under a grant awarded by the four-county government entity Quadc...
The lease has been signed, the money continues to be raised and the hard work really begins now for those involved with the meat processing facility to be built on property adjacent to the Odessa Industrial Park. The Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW), represented by Sue Lani Madsen of Edwall and Ed Gross of the Spokane Hutterian Brethren, signed the lease agreement Tuesday morning at the office of Mark DeWulf of the law firm Carpenter, McGuire & DeWulf. CPoW currently has...
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce welcomed newly hired administrative assistant Jennifer Martin at the March 13 meeting. Martin, already a part-time employee at the Odessa Healthcare Foundation and Odessa Drug, will take on the tasks of keeping Chamber volunteers organized, as well as ensuring that the Chamber website is kept up to date. The remainder of the meeting was spent prioritizing expenditures for the year and reviewing needs for upcoming events. President Marlon Schafer presented a request for funding to replace aging...
Town council members and several members of the public were on hand Monday evening in the Odessa Public Library to hear a proposal by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office regarding having the LCSO take over as the law enforcement body for the Town of Odessa. Under the proposal presented by Sheriff Wade Magers and Undersheriff Kelly Watkins, the Odessa Town Marshal’s Office would be disbanded, although the current Odessa office location would remain and could serve as a LCSO substation for deputies to use for writing rep...
